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“For me, when a child says that she has not seen a nurse nor a doctor, that means that is where my services are needed.”
There are 200,000 unemployed nurses in the country. Yet those who work in government and private hospitals are overworked and underpaid.
Three children, with ages two to four, have died at the evacuation center.
"We also need to live, we are also human." - Jay-R, wheelchair-bound patient
Employees and patients of the Philippine Orthopedic Center ask Health Secretary Janette Garin to stay true to her word that she will block the private takeover of the hospital.
“I strongly believe we will get a cure. Maybe not today, maybe in five or 10 years time.”
“As a GOCC hospital, it shows that while our hospital is earning, it does not follow that we employees are assured of our benefits, higher salaries and security of tenure.”
“This hospital has been serving the poor for the past 70 years. If this hospital will be privatized, where will these poor patients go?”
“Stand for the truth and stand strong because one day, no matter how long it may take, it will pay off.”
Vilma Yecyec has been a health worker and organizer for the past 30 years. She has also been targeted by the military for that long.
“We have been raising our demand since the president took office but there has been no action.”
In spite of government press releases, health workers are worried that four months after Ebola was declared a global threat, the government has yet to prepare hospital and community health workers.
Since Oct. 3, seven peritoneal dialysis patients have died, as the NKTI had denied services to some 1,000 patients.
Nurses care for sick patients, but government is not caring for them.
This is a story of young boys and girls and it begins in a room with a pastel green door and walls with hot air balloons, flowers and robots and a crawling pink crab.
“From the perspective of a community physician, the stem cell research, at this point, is not a priority. Given the daunting task of not only curing the present crop of diseases but also preventing them, and of course, building the human resource as the backbone of the health care system – these should be the priority.” -- Joseph Carabeo, convenor, Rx Abolish Pork Barrel Movement
“In the absence of effective treatment and a human vaccine, raising awareness of the risk factors for Ebola infection and the protective measures individuals can take is the only way to reduce human infection and death.” – World Health Organization
Moving the hospital to another location will not only disrupt its operations, it will also be risky to patients.
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