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Only 200 of 600 health facilities under HFEP are functional, says DOH
Only 200 out of 600 health centers funded by the Department of Health's (DOH) Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) are operational, prompting questions about the program's effectiveness.
Akbayan Party-list Representative Atty. Chel Diokno questioned if this low operational rate was why DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa referred to HFEP as the DOH's 'flood control' version.
DOH budget sponsor Rep. Albert S. Garcia clarified that the health centers exist but are non-functional due to a lack of healthcare professionals to operate them, rather than being 'ghost projects'.
Garcia stated that these centers are 'waiting to be activated' once staffing issues are resolved.
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