Chronic kidney disease often comes as a side effect when a child acquires diabetes or high blood pressure. These often come from children struggling with obesity. In June, the Department of Health shared its concerns over rising chronic kidney disease among the youth after President Ferdinand...
President Marcos has stressed the need for a long-term program that would promote healthy diet among the youth in order to avoid chronic diseases. During his visit at the National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI) on Thursday, June 19, to formally launch the expanded benefit package for adult and...
Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay said she will push for a comprehensive national healthcare program that will provide free maintenance medicines, including insulin and cancer drugs, as well as better health facilities for all Filipinos nationwide. “Importante...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Solons led by ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has filed a resolution urging the adoption and subsequent expansion of Phililippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth)...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez during the groundbreaking ceremony of the NKTI hemodialysis center (Speaker’s Office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday, June 26, led the groundbreaking for the biggest hemodialysis center in...
Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo has advised public hospitals to avail of additional funding from the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) so they may...
Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo (Rep. Rillo's office) Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo has trumpeted a newly-signed agreement that will guarantee underprivileged patients of chronic kidney disease (CKD) an uninterrupted...
The National Kidney and Transplant Institute's (NKTI) Human Organ Preservation Effort (HOPE) emphasized the “urgent need” for improved access to transplant centers in the Philippines. Photo from National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) “There are 38 transplant centers in the...
So, there’s a newly-opened drive-thru or fast-food restaurant near your area. (Pixabay) While fast food is indeed convenient, the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) on Monday, Feb. 19, warned that a significant increase in kidney disease cases was attributed to the rapid...
The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) said that the Philippines is at the forefront of living organ donations in Asia. Huge kidney model on NKTI building (Zekinah Elize Espina / Manila Bulletin) In a press conference on Monday, February 19, NKTI Executive Director Dr. Rosemarie...
The National Kidney and Transplant Institute's (NKTI) Human Organ Preservation Effort (HOPE) office lamented the significant shortage of organ donors and urged potential donors to assist those in need. National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI) logo (Photo from NKTI Facebook page) "Our estimate of...
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'...
