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Rep Villar seeks dialysis wards in state hospitals

Recognizing that healthcare is an essential component in ensuring a healthy nation, Deputy Speaker and Las Pinas Rep. Camille Villar filed a measure seeking to establish dialysis units in government hospitals and provide free treatments to indigent patients.

In filing House Bill 3098, Villar said chronic kidney disease is among the leading causes of death in the country and a major cause of hospitalization.