SWS: Nearly all Filipinos say gov’t must provide free medicines to the people

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A health worker prepares a dose of the BioNtech Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination for seafarers at a stadium in Manila on July 15, 2021.

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MANILA, Philippines — Ahead of the May 9 elections, nearly all Filipinos believe that it is the government’s responsibility to provide free medicines to patients who need them, new survey results by the Social Weather Stations suggest.

 

In a press release sent to the media, the SWS survey found that 78% of adult respondents said that the government “should definitely” provide medicines to those who need them, while 17% said the government “should probably” do so. 

 

The survey reported the "high preference of Filipinos" for free and subsidized medicines as the most helpful ways of obtaining medicines for a grave illness. It also noted "very strong agreement" across demographics, ranging from net +89 to +98. 

 

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