The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the reason why the Philippine healthcare system is so bad: its two leading agencies - the Department of Health and PhilHealth - are SH*T.
A thread on how these two agencies cannot even do their jobs properly and continue to fail Filipinos. 1/
A thread on how these two agencies cannot even do their jobs properly and continue to fail Filipinos. 1/
DOH's incompetence is obvious in its (mis)handling of COVID-19 data.
Failing to provide timely reliable data, it resorted to arbitrary terminologies like "fresh" cases, window dressing its website, and now, "mass recovery" every Sunday.
The 50k+ validation backlog is proof. 2/
Failing to provide timely reliable data, it resorted to arbitrary terminologies like "fresh" cases, window dressing its website, and now, "mass recovery" every Sunday.
The 50k+ validation backlog is proof. 2/
DOH (mal)treatment of health workers is notorious.
COVID-related benefits are difficult to get.
Initially, rather than hire additional HWs, the DOH called for "volunteers" with P500 honorarium.
Contact tracers still not paid after months.
Nurses are facing mass demotion! 3/
COVID-related benefits are difficult to get.
Initially, rather than hire additional HWs, the DOH called for "volunteers" with P500 honorarium.
Contact tracers still not paid after months.
Nurses are facing mass demotion! 3/
Every time the DOH Secretary opens his mouth, dumb things come out.
The script of DOH pressers has not changed since March.
The DOH is often silent on important issues.
And Duque's appearances in Du30's press cons are almost unnecessary, based on what he says. #Trivial
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The script of DOH pressers has not changed since March.
The DOH is often silent on important issues.
And Duque's appearances in Du30's press cons are almost unnecessary, based on what he says. #Trivial
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PhilHealth is itself burdened by an incompetent board that is profligate in spending but frugal on guidance.
Corruption is so deeply ingrained that even if the NBI does its token duty of taking out the topmost layer, the more insiduous parts remain and continue to fester. 5/
Corruption is so deeply ingrained that even if the NBI does its token duty of taking out the topmost layer, the more insiduous parts remain and continue to fester. 5/
Billions of funds have gone to line up the pockets of PhilHealth officials and big private "healthcare providers".
Did corruption end after changes in leadership?
Ask RB Aquino, E Banzon, and A Padilla. They were all unceremoniously removed.
Yet we're still in a sh*thole. 6/
Did corruption end after changes in leadership?
Ask RB Aquino, E Banzon, and A Padilla. They were all unceremoniously removed.
Yet we're still in a sh*thole. 6/
There is a dearth in health leadership today.
There is an absence of competence and integrity, of vision and accountability.
Those who wish to replace the current DOH and PhilHealth leaders are the same kind of people: self centered and elitist.
Parochial and privileged. 7/
There is an absence of competence and integrity, of vision and accountability.
Those who wish to replace the current DOH and PhilHealth leaders are the same kind of people: self centered and elitist.
Parochial and privileged. 7/
We demand an overhaul of the DOH and health leadership.
Unless this happens, we will just move from one health disaster to the next, even after the pandemic.
Filipinos will continue to die unnecessarily.
And our healthcare system, like our govt, will continue to fail us. 8/8
Unless this happens, we will just move from one health disaster to the next, even after the pandemic.
Filipinos will continue to die unnecessarily.
And our healthcare system, like our govt, will continue to fail us. 8/8
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