
Senator proposes ₱10-B cancer fund for indigent Filipinos
A proposed Senate measure seeks to establish a ₱10-billion Cancer Medicine and Treatment Assistance Fund to help cover the

A proposed Senate measure seeks to establish a ₱10-billion Cancer Medicine and Treatment Assistance Fund to help cover the

Cancer, in all its forms, has been the second leading cause of death in Central Luzon from 2019 to 2022 based on the Field Health Service Information System data of the Department of Health (DOH). With this, DOH calls on the public’s attention on the threats that cancer poses not only among individuals and their families but also to communities.

The Department of Health (DOH) is targeting at least 17, 000 girls in Pampanga for the massive human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign. This was according to Corazon Flores, DOH’s Director IV of the Central Luzon Center for Health Development.
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