A patient support group has lauded Novartis Healthcare Philippines (NHP) for its unprecedented access program that helped underprivileged patients get free and discounted cancer treatments worth P4.5 billion.
“For over a decade now, Novartis has helped extend the lives of thousands of Filipino patients by providing them with free and discounted cancer medications. This private company is not making any profit by helping us and is actually taking the cudgels for a basic human need such as access to health care, which is the role of the government. We owe Novartis a huge debt of gratitude,” said Rod N. Padua, president of Touched by Max (TBM) Philippines.
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