September 9, 2024 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — Up to 240,000 residents of Makati have received free maintenance medicines as of July, according to Mayor Abby Binay.
The city government has allocated over P8 billion for the program, Binay noted.
From January to July, 241,604 patients received free maintenance medicines.
In 2023, over 600,000 residents received free medicines.
The program served 460,155 patients in 2017, 621,391 in 2018 and 716,949 in 2019.
Despite a slight decrease in beneficiaries from 2020 to 2021 due to the pandemic, with 389,206 and 373,296 patients served, respectively, the numbers increased to 408,936 in 2022.
“The city’s substantial investment in the free medicine program demonstrates our commitment to the health and well-being of Makatizens,” Binay said.
The free medicines are for hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, high cholesterol, enlarged prostate, gout, cough and colds, sexually transmitted infections, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, seizure disorder, allergy, ulcers, vertigo, gastrointestinal problems and other diseases.
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