Manila, Oct. 7 -- The Department of Health (DOH) is looking into ways to make so-called "ghost" or non-operational health centers fully functional as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the country's primary healthcare system.

In an interview on Tuesday, DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said they are auditing health facilities nationwide to identify those that have been built but remain unused or underutilized due to lack of personnel, equipment or proper accreditation.

"So, I'm studying completely itong mga ito. Hintayin nyo lang ako. Baka (all these. Just wait. Maybe) by next week I can name them," Herbosa told reporters on the sidelines of the Midwives Summit 2025 in Quezon City.

"But my idea is not to blame people. Systems thinking ...