In cancer care, minutes matter almost as much as medicine. Across the Philippines, a new generation of treatments is proving that better outcomes are not only about adding years to life, but also life to those years.
Impact investor LeapFrog Investments and Philippine private equity firm Navegar have teamed up to bankroll the expansion of Global Care Medical Center (GCMC), wagering on surging demand for quality healthcare beyond the capital.
The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines has escalated concerns over protracted Health Technology Assessment (HTA) timelines, warning regulators that delays are slowing Filipinos’ access to life-saving medicines and tying up scarce public funds.