Free eye care services available for Filipinos by 2020

Free eye care services will become available for Filipinos next year with the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) program.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III gave assurance that the DOH would be able to provide comprehensive eye care services, integrate eye care within local health systems and respond to emerging eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma under the UHC.

“Through the primary care provider network that will be institutionalized under the UHC, we hope to bring easy access and seamless referral to ophthalmic units, comprehensive eye centers and national ophthalmic specialty centers,” Duque said.


He said health facilities would be capacitated to deliver the appropriate eye care services.

The DOH realigned the country’s Prevention of Blindness Program with UHC and the World Health Organization (WHO)’s goal of universal eye health.

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