Philippines government vows to improve healthcare

 12-Oct-15, Philstar

Malacañang yesterday said the Aquino administration is doing its best to improve the country’s health care system, which it hopes will translate into better services and remove the Philippines’ derogatory tag as one of the worst places to die in the world.

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According to the 2015 Quality of Death study index, the Philippines lacks government-led strategy for the development and promotion of national palliative care services – making Manila as the worst place to die, next to war-torn Iraq and Bangladesh.

Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said although the government has programs for palliative care, its major thrust is having universal health care. “We are improving the services of PhilHealth, and the number of health issues under its coverage has increased,” Valte said.

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 Elsevier APAC Healthcare Update