Escudero: Equip govt hospitals well

THE government will only be wasting public funds intended for universal health coverage if it is unable to provide needed facilities and services in public hospitals and health clinics all over the country, a lawmaker said on Friday.

Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, former chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, said the government would fail to meet its target of providing free quality health service to the public unless it armed government hospitals with needed equipment and manpower.