Tag: Healthcare
Diocese of Naval creates healthcare ministry
Among the priorities is to put up a program for the elderly as a response to Pope Francis’ call for care of the elderly
Pope Francis hits ‘inequalities’ in healthcare system amid pandemic
Pope Francis: “The current pandemic has exacerbated inequalities in our healthcare systems and exposed inefficiencies in the care of the sick”
Church network helps healthcare workers fight COVID-19 in India’s rural areas
Most people in rural India lacks access to basic health care, still have little awareness of COVID-19
Philippine Catholic bishops hit proposal to abolish PhilHealth
The bishops said what the government must abolish is the “culture of impunity” and “the culture of indifference”
Catholic bishop hopes new PhilHealth chief to address corruption in agency
President Rodrigo Duterte appointed former National Bureau of Investigation Director Dante Gierran as the new head of PhilHealth
Hospital workers call on Philippine gov’t to report state of health...
In a statement on August 7, hospital labor unions called on authorities “to lay bare the true state of our situation.”
Philippine medical practitioners call for stricter quarantine measures
The doctors warned that the Philippines might suffer the fate of New York City, with patients dying at home or in stretchers due to COVID-19
Health is a right, not a privilege
With many far-flung communities unable to get the services of doctors, how can we expect to fight a deadly viral infection?
Bishop calls for implementation of Philippines’ universal health care law
Bishop Oscar Jaime Florencio said the implementation of the law can be a "test" of how effective it is
Overburdened Philippine health care system
To help the government in addressing the coronavirus crisis, the Church has mobilized its machinery to extend help to the poor and the marginalized.
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