“Dengue, doctors, hospital beds: Ne'er the twain shall meet?”

“Dengue, doctors, hospital beds: Ne'er the twain shall meet?”

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A national dengue epidemic was declared in the Philippines in 2019, with 271,480 dengue cases, including 1,107 deaths, reported from 1 January to 31 August 2019. The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism used data to show how horribly unprepared the public health system is to handle dengue cases. The ratio of government-owned hospitals to the Philippine population is appalling 1: 229,306.

PCIJ also presented data on the ratio of government-owned hospital beds to population, the ratio of rural health care units or urban health centers to population, and the ratio of government physicians to population. In so doing, the center went beyond counting the number of sick people and pointing out where they were. PCIJ used data to add context and paint a fuller picture of the country’s dismal health care infrastructure, hold the government accountable by pointing out where targets were unmet, and make the story more interactive.

Here's the link: https://pcij.org/data/203/public-healthcare-in-the-philippines