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Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a vision condition where individuals can see objects clearly up close but may appear blurred further away. Currently, global data shows that over 22.9 percent of the world population have myopia with 2.7 percent having high myopia. It is predicted to increase to 49.8 percent, 9.8…
GENETICS, prolonged near-work activities, and a lack of outdoor time are just some of the known risk factors that may lead to a greater likelihood of myopia in children.
PASAY CITY, Jan. 10 -- To ensure that indigent patients would be able to avail of free medical services for the entire year, the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) was provided with an additional P1.54 billion in its budget under the P4.5 trillion General Appropriations Act for 2021, Senator Sonny Angara said today. As chairman of the Committee on Finance, Angara pushed for the increase in the budget of the PGH, which is under the University of the Philippines System, in recognition of the vital role that the facility provides to the poor and to every other patient in need of quality medical a...
Press Release January 9, 2021 ANGARA: PGH AND EAST AVENUE MEDICAL CENTER RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING UNDER THE 2021 GAA TO SERVE MORE FILIPINOS IN NEED OF MEDICAL ATTENTION To ensure that indigent patients would be able to avail of free medical services for the entire year, the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) was provided with an additional P1.54 billion in its budget under the P4.5 trillion General Appropriations Act for 2021, Senator Sonny Angara said today. As chairman of the Committee on Finance, Angara pushed for the increase in the budget of the PGH, which is under the University of th...
Congress gave the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) and East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) additional funding under the P4.5-trillion 2021 General Appropriations Act (GAA) to ensure that indigent patients would be able to avail themselves of free medical services for the entire year, Sen. Juan Edgar