Types of Financial Assistance Offered at Malasakit Centers
Malasakit Centers provide various forms of financial assistance to indigent and financially incapacitated Filipinos to help cover their medical expenses.
Coverage:
Hospitalization expenses, medical procedures, treatments (implants), laboratory tests, diagnostic imaging, postpartum care, and assistive devices.
Purpose:
Ensures patients receive necessary medical care without bearing the full financial challenges. The assistance is based on the patient's medical needs as assessed by professionals.
Coverage:
Expenses related to travel for medical interventions, attending to sick family members, or participating in disaster relief. It can also cover the cost of returning to one's home province.
Purpose:
Helps patients and their families cover the cost of transportation when dealing with health emergencies or returning home after medical treatment.
Coverage:
Funeral services, interment, cremation, and transport of the deceased's remains to their hometown or residence.
Purpose:
Provides financial support for families facing the cost of burial services, especially for those belonging to Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and Moros with specific burial customs.
Coverage:
Nutritional assistance in the form of food or cash to meet the dietary needs of beneficiaries.
Purpose:
Ensures that indigent patients and their families have access to proper nutrition during times of medical need, helping supplement other forms of assistance.
Coverage:
Outright cash grants to individuals or families in crisis or facing difficult circumstances.
Purpose:
Provides immediate financial relief to those in urgent need due to emergencies or hardships beyond medical concerns.
Coverage:
Psychological, social, and emotional support aimed at helping beneficiaries cope with stress and behavioral challenges arising from crises.
Purpose:
Reduces the psychological impact of financial and medical crises on patients and their families, promoting emotional recovery through counseling and behavioral interventions.
The specific benefits, cash assistance amounts, and other terms may vary depending on the patient's eligibility and the guidelines set by the participating government agencies (DOH, DSWD, PhilHealth, PCSO, and PAGCOR).