Resources
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An Exploratory Study on the Situation of Children with Disabilities in Easten Samar
An exploratory study conducted in Eastern Samar to present the situation of children with disabilities in the area.
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Descriptive study on violations committed in prescription forms
A 2003 descriptive study conducted on the importance of prescription forms and its role in attaining the right to health and Patient’s Rights.
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Medicines priced within the Filipinos reach
After years of waiting for the passage of the much-contended legislation, the debacle over the Cheaper Medicines Bill hounds the public even after its celebrated passage in June of 2008. More than a roller coaster ride To say that the campaign to pass the Cheaper Medicines Bill was difficult is a complete understatement. The legislation…
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Healthcare Gone Awry. Dissecting the Hospital Detention Law
A brief explainer on the passage of the Anti-Hospital Detention Law, and its effect on the current Philippine healthcare system.
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Bukidnon Provincial Hospital Violates Patients’ Rights
In spite of the recent enactment of RA 9439 or the Hospital Detention Law, patients are still being detained in the Bukidnon Provincial Hospital in Maramag for failure to settle their Hospital bills. Resembling an unsanitized evacuation area, 18 patients lay in makeshift carton mats in the hospital’s abandoned out-patient department. A newly born baby…
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Cheaper Medicines Bill: Isang Hakbang Tungo sa Makatarungang Presyo ng Gamot
Mga istorya ng kampanya, pagsubok, at pag-asa para sa pagsasabatas ng ‘Cheaper Medicines Bill’ at tungo sa Makatarungang Presyo ng mga Gamot sa Pilipinas.
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Profit-driven hospitals and doctors forget Hippocratic oath
“The Hospital Holiday threat posed by the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAP) reduced private hospitals and doctors into mere businessmen who put profit first before public health forgetting their sworn oath to save and protect their patient’s lives from harm and injustice. The statement is a clear indication that private hospitals have become…
