Editing Metro Manila (section)

===Public health===
{{See also|List of hospitals in Metro Manila}}
[[File:St Lukes Medical Center BGC.JPG|thumb|[[St. Luke's Medical Center]] – Global City in [[Taguig]], named as one of the best hospitals in the world.]]
[[Health care|Healthcare]] in Metro Manila is mostly provided by private corporations. 72% of region's hospitals are privately owned. {{As of|2009}}, the region has 179 hospitals. [[Quezon City]] has the most hospitals while [[Valenzuela, Philippines|Valenzuela]] and [[Pateros]] do not have any.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2011 |title=Profile of Private Hospitals in the Philippines |url=http://dirp4.pids.gov.ph/ris/dps/pidsdps1105.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324232623/http://dirp4.pids.gov.ph/ris/dps/pidsdps1105.pdf |archive-date=March 24, 2015 |access-date=March 6, 2015 |publisher=Philippine Institute for Development Studies}}</ref> In 2008, government health workers in NCR comprises 590 doctors, 498 dentists, 4,576 nurses, and 17,437 midwives. Furthermore, Metro Manila has 27,779 beds with a ratio of 2.47 per 1,000 population {{As of|2008|lc=y}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Philippine Health System at a Glance |url=http://www.doh.gov.ph/sites/default/files/3%20Chapter1.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501000503/http://www.doh.gov.ph/sites/default/files/3%20Chapter1.pdf |archive-date=May 1, 2015 |access-date=March 6, 2015 |publisher=[[Department of Health (Philippines)|Department of Health]]}}</ref> The region has the lowest malnutrition rate among all the regions in the country.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 13, 2015 |title=Makati, Taguig lead NCR cities in fight vs malnutrition |work=Rappler |url=http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/hunger/86770-metro-manila-cities-malnutrition |url-status=live |access-date=March 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317183542/http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/hunger/86770-metro-manila-cities-malnutrition |archive-date=March 17, 2015}}</ref>

The headquarters of the [[World Health Organization]] Regional Office for the Western Pacific, and the World Health Organization Country Office for the Philippines are in the region. The main office of the [[Department of Health (Philippines)|Department of Health]], the national health department, is also in the region.

Metro Manila is designated by the [[Department of Health (Philippines)|Department of Health]] as the pioneer of [[medical tourism]], expecting it to generate $1&nbsp;billion in revenue annually.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Medical Tourism, Treatments and Surgery in Manila |url=http://www.world-guides.com/asia/philippines/national-capital-region/manila/manila_medical.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307080422/http://www.world-guides.com/asia/philippines/national-capital-region/manila/manila_medical.html |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |access-date=October 27, 2014 |publisher=World Guides}}</ref> However, lack of progressive health system, inadequate infrastructure and the unstable political environment are seen as hindrances for its growth.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Edgardo S. Tugade |date=June 1, 2014 |title=Challenges to PH medical tourism |work=[[The Manila Times]] |url=http://www.manilatimes.net/challenges-to-ph-medical-tourism/100820/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307080425/http://www.manilatimes.net/challenges-to-ph-medical-tourism/100820/ |archive-date=March 7, 2016}}</ref> Under the Philippine Medical Tourism Program, there are 16 participating hospitals (private and public) in Metro Manila with a total number of 6,748 beds {{As of|2013|lc=y}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2013 |title=Medical Tourism in the Philippines: Market Profile, Benchmarking Exercise and S.W.O.T. Analysis |url=http://dirp4.pids.gov.ph/ris/dps/pidsdps1345.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324233045/http://dirp4.pids.gov.ph/ris/dps/pidsdps1345.pdf |archive-date=March 24, 2015 |access-date=March 6, 2015 |publisher=[[Department of Health (Philippines)|Department of Health]]}}</ref> Five out of six hospitals in the country accredited by the [[Joint Commission]] International are in the region, these are the [[Asian Hospital and Medical Center]], [[Makati Medical Center]], [[St. Luke's Medical Center]] – Global City, [[St. Luke's Medical Center]] – Quezon City and [[The Medical City]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=JCI-Accredited Organizations |url=http://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/about-jci/jci-accredited-organizations/?c=Philippines |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309215633/http://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/about-jci/jci-accredited-organizations/?c=philippines |archive-date=March 9, 2016 |access-date=March 21, 2015 |publisher=[[Joint Commission]] International}}</ref>

[[File:Ph-mm-manila-ermita-taft ave.-philippine general hospital (up-pgh) (2014).JPG|thumb|left|upright|[[Philippine General Hospital]] in [[Ermita, Manila]].]][[East Avenue, Quezon City|East Avenue]] in [[Quezon City]] is the location of prominent national health centers: the [[Lung Center of the Philippines]], [[National Kidney and Transplant Institute]], and the [[Philippine Heart Center]]. Other national special hospital in Metro Manila include the [[Philippine Orthopedic Center]] in [[Quezon City]], and the [[National Center for Mental Health]] in [[Mandaluyong]]. The [[Philippine General Hospital]], the country's premier state-owned tertiary hospital is located at the [[Manila|City of Manila]]. The [[St. Luke's Medical Center]] which operates in [[Quezon City]] and [[Taguig]], is a private [[tertiary referral hospital]] cited as one of the best hospitals in the world.<ref name="stluke1">{{Cite web |title=Hurray for St. Luke's! SLMC-GC chosen as one of the world's most beautiful hospitals |url=http://www.stluke.com.ph/home.php/p/News__Events/s/In_the_News/n/Hurray_for_St_Lukes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228043016/http://www.stluke.com.ph/home.php/p/News__Events/s/In_the_News/n/Hurray_for_St_Lukes |archive-date=February 28, 2013 |access-date=February 22, 2013 |publisher=St. Luke's Medical Center}}</ref><ref name="ABS-CBN News">{{Cite web |title=St. Luke's lands on list of world's best hospitals |url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/01/21/14/st-lukes-lands-list-worlds-best-hospitals |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915201404/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/01/21/14/st-lukes-lands-list-worlds-best-hospitals |archive-date=September 15, 2014 |access-date=August 21, 2014 |publisher=ABS-CBN News}}</ref>