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ARRA PEREZ

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/20231031-jose-fabella-workers-long-weekend-77.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Health workers at the Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila work through the long weekend on October 31, 2023. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) targets to build 28 national ambulatory and urgent care facilities for 28 million poorest Filipinos by 2028, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said Wednesday.</p><p>In a press conference, Herbosa said the DOH wants to invest in primary care facilities for Filipinos, build specialty hospitals, decongest big public hospitals, and modernize barangay health stations, among others.</p><p>&quot;Ilalapit natin talaga... ang serbisyo... Ang motto ko ngayon: Sana walang mahirap na Pilipino na mamamatay na ang dahilan ay wala siyang pambili ng gamot,&quot; he said.</p><p>The official eyes the completion of 5 ready-to-function national ambulatory and urgent care facilities this year.</p><p>He said potential partners in Batangas, Tacloban, and Bicol have indicated interested in helping construct more facilities.</p><p>&quot;Bago ako pumunta dito, may dinonate na, in fact, na dalawang hektarya sa Batangas. Pero a week ago, lumapit sa amin si Mayor Alfred Romualdez ng Tacloban. Meron namang isa, iyong Bicol Medical Center,&quot; he said.&quot;Ang dami nang lumalapit sa akin, kaya palagay ko hindi lang 28 ang matatayo at palagay ko, within this year, meron na easily mga lima na ready to function,&quot; he said.</p><p>The health secretary is also proposing the use of container vans as primary care facilities while waiting for the actual buildings to be completed.</p><p>He said the facilities may also be built on land that may be lent to the agency by, for example, state universities.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/01/30/24/good-for-heart-claims-on-alcohol-drinking-untrue-doh">&#x27;Good for heart&#x27; claims on alcohol drinking untrue: DOH</a></div><div> </div><div><strong>EARLY DETECTION</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Former Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial meanwhile said the goal is to bring even laboratory exams and diagnostics, like X-ray, ultrasound, and CT scan, not just to urban areas but also to far-flung communities.</p><p>Herbosa also said that primary care facilities advocate for health promotion, disease prevention, and early detection. DOH Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo agreed with this, highlighting early detection as key in battling illnesses like cancer.</p><p>&quot;We are talking about cancers, iyong mga bukol, nakikita natin iyong manifestations. Iko-connect natin doon sa prevention. Iyan ang dahilan kung bakit iyong bagong urgent care and ambulatory service centers ang nakikita ngayon ng ating kalihim at ng ating Department of Health na solusyon,&quot; Domingo explained.</p><p>&quot;Mas mura kung ito ay maagapan nang maaga sa ating urgent care centers... We provide the best (healthcare services) for the poorest,&quot; he said.</p><p>Domingo said breast cancer is still among the top cancers detected in the country, where close to 1 out of 3 people is diagnosed with the disease.</p><p>This May, DOH will launch a campaign for cervical cancer, with screening services also available for breast cancer.</p><p>The health department also vowed to address the brain drain of healthcare workers, along with nurturing their mental health.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/25/24/rabies-cases-increase-dengue-cases-down-doh">Rabies cases increase, dengue cases down - DOH</a></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Department of Health targets to build 28 national ambulatory and urgent care facilities for 28 million poorest Filipinos by 2028, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said.</p>

The Department of Health targets to build 28 national ambulatory and urgent care facilities for 28 million poorest Filipinos by 2028, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said.

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DOH to build 28 health facilities for poor Filipinos by 2028

ARRA PEREZ,

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Published January 31, 2024 04:57 PM PHT

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