00:00The Department of Health celebrated their achievements in providing medical services to Filipinos.
00:08Let's find out more on the story of Bien Manalo.
00:13A few years after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country,
00:17the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. prioritized strengthening the health sector.
00:24In fact, the Department of Health established eight priority programs,
00:28including vaccination, mental health, and HIV-AIDS prevention.
00:33The Bukas Center will also expand.
00:35Currently, there are 43 functional centers in different parts of the Philippines.
00:39The new Philippines Mobile Clinic and Puro Kalusugan will also expand
00:43to reach our fellow Filipinos living in remote areas.
00:48Quality and affordable health care will continue to be provided to Filipinos
00:53in geographically isolated areas throughout the country.
00:57Filipino nutrition will also be prioritized through information dissemination.
01:03We will be the healthiest people here in the ASEAN region
01:09and for the government to be able to provide affordable, quality health care.
01:15The DOH will continue to address the problems of the spread of various diseases
01:20such as dengue, tuberculosis, and monkeypox.
01:23The country's health care facilities will also triple.
01:26Health care workers will be prioritized in areas in need of medical assistance.
01:32Government health care workers will also increase their salaries
01:35and be given adequate training for their career and professional growth.
01:40The DOH has assured the continued service of PhilHealth to our fellow Filipinos.
01:45PhilHealth is very healthy.
01:47In fact, we just approved in the board a Php 284 billion corporate operating budget.
01:53And we have been increasing the benefit packages.
01:58Vaccination in the country will also be prioritized,
02:00particularly childhood immunization, where 16 diseases can be prevented.
02:06Because of this, the government's target is to reach 95% of immunized children in the country by 2025.
02:13BN Manalo for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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