With respiratory problems still among the top causes of illnesses in the country, President Marcos on Tuesday, Jan. 23, launched the Philippines first lung transplant at the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) in Quezon City. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) The official,...
The Lung Transplant Program—a partnership between the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) and National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI)—can be a model for other hospitals in the country to pool their resources to improve the country's healthcare system. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...
The administration of President Marcos plans to establish 179 specialty centers and rehabilitate the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) Annex building by the end of his term. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) This was...
Medicines (File Photo) There are different kinds of medicines available in the country to help fight cancer, a doctor from the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) said. Cancer is “now treatable,” especially with the current medical advances and innovations, said NKTI Medical...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wants to make dialysis treatment readily available to Filipinos as he deemed it crucial in lowering deaths and disabilities caused by kidney diseases in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. signs a photograph from a dialysis patient...
NKTI facade (FILE PHOTO) The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) announced that its Emergency Room (ER) already reached full capacity, urging patients to go to other health facilities for the time being. In an advisory, the NKTI said that most of their patients being managed at their...
Healthcare workers at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City were among the first to get the booster shots provided by the national government as “early Christmas gifts” to them after its administration was officially launched on Wednesday, Nov. 17. A healthcare...
Two senators on Wednesday, Oct. 13 expressed hope that the National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI) and the Philippine Heart Center (PHC) would finally return to normal operations as a specialized hospital despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. During the hearing of the proposed budget of the...
A total 127 doctors rendering consultancy service at National Kidney Transplant Institute owe the state-run specialty hospital various amounts in rental payments for clinic spaces they are occupying. The Commission on Audit said nearly P20 million in rental cost and electricity and water bills have...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, May 10 renewed her appeal to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to continue the 144-day dialysis coverage for all patients while the country remains in a state of emergency due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Hontiveros said that while the...
The first modular hemodialysis facility at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City has been completed. HEMODIALYSIS FACILITY-- The first modular hemodialysis facility at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City will soon be operational following...
The first hemodialysis facility for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients within the National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City will be operational by the first week of May this year. The National Kidney Transplant Institute hemodialysis facility (Photo courtesy of the Department...
