THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has issued more than P2.2 billion in medical aid to a total of 272,390 patient requests nationwide in 2021, despite the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
According to the 2021 accomplishment report of the agency published on Friday, it has released a total of PHP1.3 billion in funds for confinement cases of 134,033 patients; PHP628.8 million for dialysis injection cases of 107,891 patients; PHP236 million for the chemotherapy of 25,693 patients, and PHP18.3 million for hemodialysis of 2,397 patients.
Meanwhile, 293 hemophilia patients received PHP2.6 million in assistance, while 2,083 post-transplant patients received PHP19.8 million in assistance.
The National Capital Region (NCR), Regions 3 (Central Luzon), 4-A (Calabarzon), and 6 (Western Visayas) received the majority of the requests for aid.
The agency’s Medical Access Program (MAP) released the funds, which is designed to augment the medical needs of Filipinos nationwide, particularly the need for hospital confinement, chemotherapy, dialysis, and post-transplant medicines. Revenues from PCSO games across the country were used to fund the program.
The PCSO was able to help via the issuance of guarantee letters to patients under hospital confinement, chemotherapy, dialysis, and medicines for hemophilia and post-transplant, PCSO general manager Royina Garma said.
Meanwhile, Garma guaranteed the public that the PCSO will exert all efforts and explore all efforts to generate more revenues to sustain programs for Filipinos.
