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NEW PHILHEALTH PACKAGE. PhilHealth--together with the Department of Health and UNICEF—launches its new benefits package called Outpatient Therapeutic Care for Severe Acute Malnutrition . The benefit package aims to combat malnutrition among Filipino children.PhilHealth officially has launched a new benefits package called Outpatient Therapeutic Care for Severe Acute Malnutrition .
This benefit package covers Anthropometrics and Clinical Assessment, counseling, and follow-up visits, among others. The beneficiaries will receive P7,500 for zero to less than 6-month-old children, and P17,000 for 6 to 60-month-old children. PhilHealth chief Emmanuel Ledesma meanwhile highlighted the negative effect of SAM on the cognitive development of children.
“In short, malnourished children are less likely to perform well in school, less likely to go on and be productive in the workforce, and more likely to be trapped in the cycle of poverty,” he added.
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