The Department of Health (DOH) has disbursed P19.65 billion for the advantages of healthcare employees, Malacañang stated on Tuesday.
In the DOH accomplishment report protecting July to December that was offered to the Palace, it was indicated that the advantages given to medical personnel embody lively hazard pay.
The DOH additionally reported the availability of the One COVID Allowance or the Health Emergency Allowance to 1,624,045 healthcare employees and the particular danger allowance to 73,711 employees.
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. earlier stated the Office of the President is open for dialogues to sort out the issues of nurses and different healthcare employees.
Marcos stated he believes that the advantages accorded to nurses should not sufficient contemplating their providers and sacrifices to make sure the well being of the general public.
Meanwhile, the DOH added that 1,430,286 extra sufferers have been served in 2022, with extra help amounting to P16.6 billion.
Further, the DOH additionally offered a complete of P11.24 billion in medical help to 1,878,650 sufferers by the Medical Assistance to Indigent Patients (MAIP) program as of November of this yr.
It additionally distributed P468.59 million price of help to all areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Health (DRRM-H) actions and constructed extra 40 practical specialty facilities, bringing to 46 the overall variety of specialty services nationwide.
When it involves vaccination charge, the DOH stated a further 3,100,258 people have been vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19, bringing the official tally of totally vaccinated Filipinos to 73,713,573.
On the opposite hand, some 6,068,268 Filipinos obtained their first booster, elevating the tally to 21,047,212. Meanwhile, a complete of two,843,537 obtained their second booster shot, rising the overall to three,691,412 people, the DOH added.
The DOH additionally reported the continuing organizational improvement actions for rightsizing, the decoupling of the alert stage system from restrictions, and the institutionalization of the e-Arrival system.
According to the DOH, the e-Arrival card, which goals for a quicker completion of the traveler registration course of, “fulfills part of the Marcos administration’s plan to ease the country’s stringent entry protocols in order to attract more tourists.” — RSJ, GMA Integrated News
