167th Malasakit Center opens in Tamparan, Lanao del Sur

167th Malasakit Center opens in Tamparan, Lanao del Sur

The country’s 167th Malasakit Center officially opens at Tamparan District Hospital in Tamparan, Lanao del Sur, on Monday, February 10. The Malasakit Centers program aims to ease the burden on poor and indigent patients who otherwise face the challenge of visiting multiple offices to seek government health assistance. The Malasakit…

167th Malasakit Center opens in Lanao del Sur, easing access to healthcare

THE 167TH Malasakit Center officially opened at the Tamparan District Hospital on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, bringing much-needed relief to indigent patients in the area. The Malasakit Centers program, institutionalized under Republic Act 11463 and authored by Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, aims to streamline access to government health assistance by providing a one-stop shop for patients to avail of various medical assistance programs.    Go, who w…

Access to healthcare hindered by cost of living and workforce shortages

Unfortunately general practice is not immune to the cost of living crisis. Increasing wages, mortgages and consumerable costs combined with outdated Medicare rebates are leaving GPs with no choice but to charge patients out-of-pocket costs or close their doors, AMA Queensland President Dr Nick Yim told ABC Radio Brisbane. "As a GP, obviously we would love to bulk bill every single individual patient... but it's that fine juggling act of caring f…