Cancer advocates and health champions enjoin government leaders to fast track the implementation of the National Integrated Cancer Control Act and appeals to concerned agencies particularly the DOH. Know more:
Cancer advocates and health champions enjoin government leaders to fast track the implementation of the National Integrated Cancer Control Act and appeals to concerned agencies particularly the Department of Health to prioritize the signing of the Joint Memorandum Circular that will facilitate the release of the Cancer Assistance Fund .
The implementation of the CAF shall complement and supplement existing financial support mechanisms like the PhilHealth coverage and Malasakit funds to address increasing cancer requirements. Senator Ejercito said that the 2022 General Appropriations Act allocated P789.956 million and P529 million for the NICCA’s Cancer Control Program and CAF respectively. CCP governs all government cancer control activities, while the CAF provides financial assistance to cancer patients.
Usec. Tina Canda, who herself was a breast cancer survivor, shared one of her observations during a treatment at National Kidney Transplant Institute. Usec. Canda also emphasized that there are cancer drugs that may contribute to the overall survival of cancer patients but are not included in the Philippine National Formulary . With this, Canda urged the DOH to take a look at this matter as a way of further improving the state of cancer care in the country.As the principal author of the cancer law, Senator JV Ejercito promised to push for more funding to support cancer patients.
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