Govt urged to invest more in public healthcare

The Manila Times

Govt urged to invest more in public healthcare  The Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD) protests outside the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Regional Office in Manila on Friday, April 5, 2024. Dr. Edelina dela Paz, chairman of HEAD, said that the WHO has been 'complicit' in allowing healthcare systems to be privatized and urged governments to invest more in public healthcare.   Video by Red Mendoza  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes  #tmtnews  #publichealth  #who

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00:00 We are just waiting for a higher health budget.

00:02 But at the same time,

00:03 the government should be paying attention to the budget they are bringing.

00:07 Let me clarify, ma'am.

00:09 Are you pushing for free?

00:11 Free, literally.

00:12 Free healthcare.

00:13 In the public health system, yes.

00:15 Because we have paid for that ahead of time through our taxes.

00:19 Our taxes should revert as services.

00:22 And that's what government should be doing.

00:24 But what is government doing?

00:26 They're passing the buck to the private sector.

00:29 They're joining public-private partnerships.

00:32 So much so that the private sector now is charging for health services.

00:37 You don't have a CT scan at a hospital.

00:40 A private clinic should get a CT scan first.

00:43 What will they do?

00:44 People will pay for the CT scan.

00:47 The government's responsibility is to provide equipment,

00:51 to provide services to all public hospitals.

00:55 That doesn't mean that workers should be subject to free lunch.

00:59 No, because we have paid our taxes,

01:01 and taxes should be reverted to us as services.

01:06 Ma'am, just from my end,

01:08 do you think Secretary Herbosa is being used for what he's doing now?

01:15 I'm not referring particularly to Secretary Herbosa.

01:18 The health system as a whole,

01:21 since the start of imperialist globalizations,

01:24 neoliberal policies,

01:26 have been victims of these policies of the First World countries being imposed on us,

01:32 and being followed by our own national government.

01:36 So our secretaries of health have become followers

01:43 of the already neoliberal policies imposed on us by the First World countries.

01:51 For more information, visit www.fema.gov

01:59 FEMA

02:02 For more information, visit www.fema.gov

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