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As the Department of Health (DOH) continues its WILD (Water-borne illness, Influenza-like Illness, Leptospirosis, and Dengue) monitoring during the rainy season, it has observed that as of Morbidity Week 24 (June 15, 2024), the total number of Leptospirosis cases stands at 878. While this is only around half of the number of Leptospirosis cases (1,769) […]
The Department of Health (DOH), through the Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital (JBLMGH), welcomed the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Philippines, Lee Sang-Hwa to the first Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Service (BUCAS) center in Sto. Tomas, Pampanga. Lee expressed his gratitude to the Philippines for the alliance of the two […]
In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of World Blood Donor Day, themed “20 Years of Celebrating Giving: Thank You, Blood Donors!”, the Department of Health (DOH), through its National Voluntary Blood Services Program (NVBSP), organized a Fun Run event. The event brought together 1,000 runners which took place at the Academic Oval, University of the […]
Twelve years and counting. That’s how long the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the Philippine College of Surgeons (PCS) have been teaming up to respond to disasters and mass casualty incidents. They renewed their partnership with the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) at the PRC headquarters in Mandaluyong. PRC Chairman and CEO Dick […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) through its PRC Negros Occidental – Bacolod City Chapter, served hot meals to 320 families and facilitated hygiene promotion and emergency first aid lessons to more than 170 persons at La Castellana Elementary School in Negros Occidental, following the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon. PRC Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon emphasized […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) assisted passengers of a fishing boat that caught fire in the waters of Naga City, Cebu recently. After receiving reports from its Operations Center and RC143 volunteers on the ground, the PRC, through its Cebu Chapter, immediately dispatched an ambulance unit with five personnel to provide urgent prehospital treatment and […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) recently held a Mass Casualty Incident Training and Simulation Exercise at the PRC Logistics and Training Center, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Olongapo. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake scenario tested the emergency response capacity of PRC and its chapters in Northern and Central Luzon in managing a mass casualty incident. PRC Chairman […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) concluded the visit of Kate Forbes, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to the Philippines. Forbes was in the country from May 28 to June 1. She is the second woman to hold the highest position in IFRC, which oversees the operations of […]
The Department of Health (DOH), led by Secretary Ted Herbosa, participated in the 36th Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting (CHMM) in Geneva, Switzerland recently. Hosted by the Government of Kiribati, the 36th CHMM was convened under the theme “Actionable Solutions to Building Resilience in Healthcare Systems within the Commonwealth, with an Emphasis on Small and Vulnerable […]
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa attended the Universal Health Care (UHC) Summit for Medical Colleges, organized by the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges, Inc. (APMC) and the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) at the Bayanihan Center in Mandaluyong City. In his speech, Herbosa emphasized the importance of leading the future of medical schools by […]