THE Philippine Academy of Family Physicians will hold its three-day 21st Midyear Convention on family health starting today at the SM City General Santos City to move away from the “fragmented system towards a family-focused healthcare” in the country.
This move is in line with the PAFP’s vision for every Filipino family to have their respective physicians to better address their health concerns.
“The problem with the Philippines is that patients come to clinics on their own. In other countries, the case is different because their primary contact is family physicians,” said Dr. Eva Irene Maglonzo, president of PAFP.
“The advantage of having a family medicine specialist is in tracing the sickness immediately. It doesn’t mean that when you experience headache, you will already go to a neurologist. You have to see a family physician first,” she added.