Roads biggest roadblocks to health

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THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. The Philippines has a persistently high maternal death rate and is in risk of not meeting its target under the 2015 Millennium Development Goals. File photo by AFP.
Some of the biggest roadblocks to health care in remote areas of the Philippines are the roads themselves. Inadequate infrastructure is particularly detrimental for pregnant women. “They can’t reach the hospital alive because they are geographically remote and distant,” said Health Undersecretary Teodoro Herbosa. Data showed showed high maternal mortality rate in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas in the country. Only 14% of local roads are paved, compared to 69% of national roads, according to experts. And with a growing backlog in government infrastructure projects, the maternal death rate remains high.


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