UsapangCancerTreatment: Putting cancer care on the national agendaMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health, the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP), MSD in the Philippines’ Hope From Within and AstraZeneca’s AZ Cares gathered national leaders, health experts and patients to discuss the national agenda on health care and cancer treatment access in #UsapangCancerTreatment, the third episode of the ‘Tita Hope Talks’ cancer conversation series. “We successfully included P620 million as cancer assistance fund into an overall P756 million for the cancer supportive care and palliative care access program in the 2021 national budget. Former senator JV Ejercito, who became instrumental in the passage of the law, urged fellow legislators to ensure the continuous implementation of the landmark cancer care law. “I hope that legislators will really fund the Cancer Control Act because cancer is very expensive to treat. It also mandated the creation of a Cancer Assistance Fund and the National Integrated Cancer Control Council.

Source: Philippine Star December 11, 2021 21:03 UTC