A MULTI-SECTORAL group composed of members from the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry recently came together for a landmark event titled 'Hope Matters: Lighting A Path for Better Cancer Care' to ask for the implementation of the Universal Healthcare Law (UHC) and the National Integrated Cancer Control Act (NICCA).
In attendance were Philippine Alliance of Patient Organizations president Fatima 'Girlie' Lorenzo; program host Jing Castañeda; patient advocate Jojo Flores; MSD Philippines Market Access and Corporate Affairs Director Michael Andrew Blanch; MSD Philippines President and Managing Director Andreas Riedel; Cancer Commission Philippine College of Surgeons Director Dr. Ramy Roxas; singer-actor Marlo Mortel; MSD Philippines Business Unit Director Oncology Allan Ancheta; Department of Health Program Manager Dr. Clar Cairo; Greenbelt 3 Mall Senior Marketing Associate Manager Natasha Faustino; PHAP Executive Director Ted Padilla; Philippine Society of Medical Oncology President Dr. Arnold John Uson; National Council on Disability Affairs Executive Director Engr. Emer Rojas; and UHC Policy Development Senior Vice President Dr. Israel Pargas
Advocates from various organizations gather to light a path toward better cancer care at an event in Greenbelt 3. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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