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The authors acknowledge commentary on their analysis of out-of-pocket hypertension expenditures in Ghana, noting parallels in financial vulnerability and care-seeking in the Philippines.
The authors acknowledge the parallels in financial vulnerability and care-seeking patterns for hypertension between Ghana and the Philippines.
We thank the authors for their thoughtful and constructive commentary linking our analysis of the impoverishing effects of out-of-pocket (OOP) hypertension expenditures in Ghana to the health systems and sociocultural context of the Philippines, and particularly Mindanao.1 Their letter extends our findings usefully by highlighting parallels in financial vulnerability, patterns of care-seeking, and the potential role of indigenous medicine in shaping chronic disease trajectories.
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Aduo-Adjei et al. (2026) conducted a letter in hypertension. The authors acknowledge commentary on their analysis of out-of-pocket hypertension expenditures in Ghana, noting parallels in financial vulnerability and care-seeking in the Philippines.
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