272K indigents get P2.2-B medical aid in 2021: PCSO
MANILA - Amid the prevailing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has released over PHP2.2 billion in medical assistance to a total of 272,390 patient requests across the country in 2021. Based on the agency's 2021 accomplishment report released on Friday, it has released a total of PHP1.3 billion in funds for confinement cases of 134,033 patients; PHP628.8 million for dialysis injection cases of 107,891 patients; PHP236 million for the chemotherapy of 25,693 patients, and PHP18.3 million for hemodialysis of 2,397 patients. Some 293...
Source: philippinetimes.com