Business Mirror reports on challenges faced by Cebu-based families raising PWDs using data from PIDS.
Households with disabled children spend an average of 15 percent of their income for health expenses annually, according to a study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). In the study, titled “Health Practices of Children and Women with Disabilities,” a research team led by PIDS Senior Fellow Celia Reyes found that out-of-pocket expenses are significant, especially for households with children with disabilities. Read More >
Author Cai Ordinario
News Site Business Mirror
Date Published January 16, 2018
Article Link PIDS study outlines cost of raising PWDs in family
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