BAGUIO CITY—Senator Joel Villanueva on Thursday expressed his full support in establishing a dialysis center here.
Villanueva met with Mayor Mauricio Domogan to discuss the idea of establishing a dialysis center, which he said will ease the financial burden of a lot of patients undergoing dialysis treatment.
Department of Health figures showed that the number of Filipinos who receive dialysis treatment nationwide jumped from 10,000 in 2013 to 14,000 in 2016.
“The worsening problem of our people who need dialysis treatment is alarming, and the cost of treatment is very high. We hope that through this project with Mayor Domogan, we can help ease their financial burden,” Villanueva said during a consultative meeting at the Baguio City School of Arts and Trades.