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Together with ex Governor-General William Forbes, Wood found the health status of the Philippines to be below par. [20] Cases of typhoid, tuberculosis, and other preventable diseases were rampant. Facilities and trained medical personnel were insufficient to care for the almost ten million Filipinos.
The Department of Health (DOH; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kalusugan) is the executive department of the government of the Philippines responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services by all Filipinos through the provision of quality health care, the regulation of all health services and products.
Cleaning of toilets and hand wash facilities is important to prevent odors and make them socially acceptable. Social acceptance is an important part of encouraging people to use toilets and wash their hands, in situations where open defecation is still seen as a possible alternative, e.g. in rural areas of some developing countries.
There is a perception that barangay health stations provide low-quality health services and have low-client satisfaction. With funding limitations, barangay health stations struggle with lack of medicines supplies, long wait times, declines in quality of facility infrastructure, and lack of proper training and staffing. [9]
As of September 2020, the Philippines has a population of nearly 110 million and a population density of 368 per square kilometer. 32% of the population of the Philippines is under 15 years old, and only 22.2% is over 60. In the Philippines, 16.6% of the population lived below the national poverty line in 2018. [8] [9]
The medical center has been licensed by the Philippine Department of Health and is affiliated with and accredited to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). [3] [4] It has also been accredited by The Joint Commission International in 2013, 2016, 2019 along with its most recent Gold Seal accreditation in 2022. [5]
The Medical City first opened as the ABM Sison Hospital in 1967 along San Miguel Avenue, Mandaluyong, with a change of hospital management occurring in 1969. [3] The health facility was renamed as "The Medical City" or TMC in 1975. [3] In 1996, the first outpatient clinic was opened in Antipolo, Rizal.
The groundbreaking ceremony for The Medical City Clark, which was attended by Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, took place on December 7, 2010.It was projected to be the second hospital in the Clark area and is intended by The Medical City (TMC) group to be their flagship hospital for the Central and Northern Luzon regions. [1]