MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to implement a price cap on COVID-19 testing and test kits to ensure its accessibility and affordability. 118, Duterte asked the DOH and the DTI to “determine, formulate and implement” a price range for COVID-19 testing. ADVERTISEMENT“The DOH and the DTI shall ensure that the price range for COVID-19 testing and test kits is just, equitable and sensitive to all stakeholders,” Duterte said in his EO signed and made public Wednesday. Compliance with the price range is now part of the requirements for the licensing and accreditation of hospitals, laboratories, and other health facilities as COVID-19 testing centers. Failure to comply with the price range may be considered as a ground for the revocation of existing licenses and accreditation, the President said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 04, 2020 06:40 UTC