Generics companies have also been allowed to provide medicines to hospitals at competitive prices. Four local drug companies have been allowed to consign products in DOH pharmacies. To ensure that only high quality medicines will be made available to the public, all prospective suppliers were pre-screened and were required to have a Certificate of Good Manufacturing Practice from the BFAD.
وأظهرت الدراسة الاستقصائية لصحة الأم والطفل لعام 2000 أن ست نساء من كل 10 لديهن أطفال تقل أعمارهم عن ثلاث سنوات فقط استشرن مختصاً في الرعاية الصحية لفترة ما بعد الولادة.