In order to provide quality medical care to more children, particularly those from families who cannot afford it, the Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC) was provided with more funds under the 2021 General Appropriations Act, Senator Sonny Angara said on Monday.
The chair of the Senate finance committee said the budget of the PCMC was augmented by close to P900 million primarily for the acquisition of various hospital equipment, the construction of a pediatric rehabilitation center and for assistance to indigent patients.
“The PCMC plays a very important role in providing high quality medical care to Filipino children. We want to ensure that PCMC will be able to continue its mandate and serve even more patients, especially during these very challenging times,” Angara said.
With the augmentation of the PCMC’s budget for 2021, Angara noted that children suffering from cancer will be able to undergo chemotherapy for free for the entire year.
He said the PCMC will also be able to accommodate more children who need to undergo heart surgery.
“Children who require heart surgeries are brought to the specialty hospitals, including the Heart Center. They would typically have to be put on queue because of the sheer number of patients who need to be operated on,” he added.
“The PCMC has the capability of performing these heart surgeries on the children who need it right away and shorten the waiting time for a lot of patients. This could mean life or death for many children,” Angara said.
As for the construction of the pediatric rehabilitation center at the PCMC, Angara said this will result in better services for a significant number of children patients suffering from various conditions.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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