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Minutes after the country welcomed the first hours of 2023, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Operations Center received reports of four fire incidents that occurred almost simultaneously in the National Capital Region (NCR). The PRC immediately deployed its firefighting and emergency medical services to help put out the fire that broke out in residential areas […]
A month after his visit to General Santos City to see the COVID-19 “Bakuna Bus” operations, the vice president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Gilles Carbonnier sent his commendations to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and its chairman and CEO Dick Gordon for the foremost organization’s innovative crisis response and community-level […]
There were 5,860 cholera cases reported from January 1 to November 26, 2022 in the country, surveillance of the DOH Epidemiology Bureau (EB) showed. Despite this, no local governments have declared an outbreak as cases remained manageable thanks to the close coordination of hospitals and the Health Department in monitoring and treating patients. “We have […]
The Department of Health (DOH) manifested its commitment to proactively uphold accountability and transparency in the country’s COVID-19 vaccine procurements during the initial public hearing held by the Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations (Blue Ribbon Committee). The DOH, led by Officer-In-Charge (OIC) Maria Rosario Vergeire, likewise reiterated that it will continue […]
In line with the goal to contribute to the global goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 and the annual observance of the World AIDS Day, the Department of Health (DOH) launched the 7th AIDS Medium Term Plan (AMTP) and called for equal access to services for People Living with HIV […]
Presidential Spokesperson Sec. Harry Roque urged the Senate to heed President Rodrigo Duterte’s call to pass its version of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Bill, a measure the Palace spokesman stressed was already passed in September last year by the House of Representatives (HOR). In a radio interview, Roque––who authored the UHC Bill and was […]
With the worsening problems of obesity and improper nutrition among Filipinos, Senator Leila De Lima has filed a measure requiring all fast food and restaurant chains to disclose nutritional information in the menus of food they serve to public. In filing Senate Bill No. (SBN) 521, De Lima said consumers need to be informed of […]
Senator Joel Villanueva led the ceremonial turnover of the land that will be used for the construction of JB Lingad Memorial Hospital extension in Bocaue, Bulacan. With a total floor area of 2,968 square meters, the cost of the first public hospital in Bocaue is estimated at P250 million. The medical center will have […]
Senator Sonny Angara has called for the passage of a bill that seeks to strengthen the emergency medical services system in the country after a female passenger lost her arm in an accident at the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3) Ayala Station in Makati City last week. According to recent reports, doctors successfully reattached […]
Senator Sonny Angara has called for the passage of a bill that seeks to mandate the implementation of a comprehensive healthcare program that covers the nine months of pregnancy and a child’s first two years – or the first 1,000 days of human life. “We call for support for the passage of bills that […]