Only 200 of 600 health facilities under HFEP are functional, says DOH

Only 200 of 600 health facilities under HFEP are functional, says DOH

Only 200 out of 600 health centers nationwide under the Department of Health"s health facilities enhancement program (HFEP) are functioning due to lack of personnel, the DOH said.

Akbayan Partylist’s Chel Diokno to DOH: Address persistent Health Facilities Enhancement Program issues to meet healthcare needs of poor Filipinos

Akbayan Partylist Rep. Chel Diokno called on the Department of Health (DOH) to look into and address the persistent problems in the implementation of the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP), stressing that its inefficiencies deny poor Filipino families of essential health services. During the DOH budget deliberations, Diokno underscored the importance of HFEP, which seeks to widen access to healthcare by building new facilities and upgr…