The COPD is currently the seventh leading cause of mortality in the country, said Dr. Lenora Fernandez, who is a pulmonary specialist and the immediate past-president of the Philippine College of Chest Physicians .
“COPD can become apparent in smokers 10 to 20 years after the start of smoking. With the number of Filipinos smoking still high, the prevalence of COPD in the country will continue to grow in the next 10 to 20 years also,” said Fernandez. “COPD patients suffer breathlessness and chronic cough, severely affecting lifestyle and productivity,” said Fernandez.
“Hopefully, the DOH will provide spirometers to all hospitals maintained by LGUs, using funding from the UHC Act,” she said.
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