Perpetual Lockdown: The State of COVID-19 and Kidney Disease in the Philippines

Mental health of hemodialysis patients in the Philippines amid COVID-19 crisis: A call for action

“…While some governmental efforts are in place to ensure the health and safety of the hemodialysis patients during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g. increasing coverage of annual benefit package from 90 sessions to 144 hemodialysis sessions covered and increasing capacity of hemodialysis clinics), 4 , 5 their mental health has been largely neglected in terms of research and policies especially in the time of pandemic where they are most at risk. This is not surprising as mental health is often not perceived as a priority or urgent concern.…”