Sen. Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ go leads the opening of the 117th Malasakit Center at the Philippine Orthopedic Center in Quezon City on June 4, 2021 as he assures continued efforts to provide accessible and affordable health care for all. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOSEN. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, attended the launch of the country's 117th Malasakit Center at the Philippine Orthopedic Center (POC) in Quezon City on Friday. The POC, which specializes in musculoskeletal disorders and other related conditions, is the 23rd hospital in Metro Manila and eighth in Quezon City to open a Malasakit Center. The other Malasakit Centers in Quezon City are located in the East Avenue Medical Center, Lung Center of the Philippines, Novaliches District Hospital, Philippine Children's Medical Center, Philippine Heart Center, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, and Veterans Memorial Medical Center. As special assistant to the President, Go decided to open the pilot Malasakit Center at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu City in 2018.

Source: Manila Times June 05, 2021 17:37 UTC