The Philippine Senate approved a measure to expand the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) from 1,334 to 2,200 beds. Senator Bong Go, the bill's author, expressed gratitude for the support and emphasized the importance of providing free, quality medical services to Filipino citizens. The PGH, facing overcrowding, is the country's largest government tertiary hospital serving over 700,000 patients annually. The Senate also passed the proposed Virology Institute of the Philippines (VIP) Act, authored by Go, to strengthen the country's virology research capabilities and achieve vaccine self-reliance.
THE Senate on Monday approved a measure that mandates the expansion of the Philippine General Hospital from 1,334 to 2,200 beds.Sen. Bong Go, author and principal sponsor of Senate Bill 2928, expressed gratitude to his fellow senators for supporting the legislation.'I thank my colleagues in the Senate for supporting this bill. The PGH is an important institution for our citizens who need free, quality medical services.
We should be one step ahead so that we will not be surprised if future public health emergencies arise,' he said.'The years spent battling the pandemic have exposed one of the biggest weaknesses in our health care system — our inability to produce our vaccines. We are just relying on other countries. We need to be able to produce our vaccines when the time comes,' he added.
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