New DOH hubs to boost access to health care

To provide Filipinos more access to health services, the Department of Health (DOH) plans to build 28 primary care facilities across the country.

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Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said these health hubs, to be called National Ambulatory and Urgent Care Facility, would be spread out in strategic parts of the country to be able to reach out to communities lacking health care establishments.

“The idea here is to decongest our regional hospitals where there are long lines of patients. Many are complaining that these hospitals offer complete health services, but the waiting time is too long because there are many patients,” Herbosa said in a recent forum.