MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines could face a public health crisis in the coming years if the government fails to address the country’s current “multiple health emergencies,” Senator Risa Hontiveros warned on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT“It’s (rise in teenage pregnancies) actually one of several health emergencies we’re in right now, we’re in the middle of multiple health emergencies,” Hontiveros, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Women, said in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel. She warned that should these health emergencies remain unsolved, the Philippines could face a “public health crisis” in the coming years. Otherwise, ‘pag hindi natin tinugunan, pag hindi natin naagapan itong multiple health emergencies we’re in the middle of right now, in several years we could be faced with a public health crisis,” she added. Otherwise, if we do not address these multiple health emergencies we’re in the middle of right now, in several years we could be faced with a public health crisis).

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 04, 2019 01:18 UTC