“The value of strengthening multisectoral partnerships in transforming the Philippine healthcare system is to increase sustainable healthcare access for better health outcomes and better quality of life for the Filipino patient.” This was the key message during the 2023 Health Forum “Engaging Public and Private Partners in Increasing Healthcare Access…
Affecting an estimated 20 million people globally, neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe vision loss and legal blindness in people over the age of 65 in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. In the Philippines, AMD is a major contributor to blindness. In celebration…
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The Philippines is a signatory to the United Nations Resolution on Vision (#2030 InSight). The UN resolution was signed last July 23, days before we, at the National Committee for Sight Preservation (NCSP), celebrated Sight Saving Month. For us who have been working on eye health for the last two…