comprehensive health care

“People suffer and even die from the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in San Ramon in Albay , Bicol region as a result of very poor primary health care services where doctors are absent. This situation shows just the tip of the iceberg as far as the national health system is concerned, where people from remote areas die from the most curable conditions like diarrhea,” said GWP Rep. Emmi De Jesus alarmed at the spread of the disease in San Ramon, Albay.  read more »

Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Luz Ilagan today joined women and mothers in a dialogue with Department of Health officials in airing their concern over the increased inaccessibility of healthcare for the majority of Filipino women and their families.  read more »

"As Congress closes for recess, I call on my fellow congressmen to go down to their constituency, and listen to marginalized women voice out their problems with access to comprehensive reproductive health care. With this simple act of opening up their minds and ears, maybe we can start working on a comprehensive health bill that will truly respond to their basic health needs," said Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Emmi De Jesus as she joined women in a forum in Marikina City.  read more »