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Senator Bong Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, called on the Department of Health (DOH) and other relevant agencies to implement stringent measures to prevent the potential spread of the Nipah virus (NiV). In response to these concerns, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire reassured the public that there is no Nipah virus […]
Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs) and hospital groups will put together an innovative and customized review program to help underboard nursing graduates and current Clinical Care Associates (CCAs) employed in hospitals to develop the skills and proficiency necessary in passing the Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE). This is after representatives from 19 HEIs, 4 groups of […]
An additional 22 barangays in Iloilo City have been certified with Zero Open Defecation (ZOD) status in a bid to prevent possible spread of diseases and sustain sanitation to safeguard people’s health. Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas said this achievement is very significant to the metropolis especially as it battles against food and water-borne diseases […]
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) urged local government units (LGUs) to take steps to prevent the spread of influenza-like illness in their communities. This as the Department of Health reported that 114,127 cases of flu-like illness from January 1 to August 12 this year, up 52 percent from the same period in 2022. According […]
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Chairman Junie E. Cua urged local government units (LGUs) to devote a portion of their PCSO shares to help end the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) among children. “I urge our LGUs to also use your PCSO shares towards immunization so that we can protect the children of our communities […]
Health Secretary Teddy Herbosa led the two-day caravan of the “Bagong Pilipinas” campaign in Eastern Visayas recently. Joining Herbosa was Health Undersecretary Maria Francia Laxamana. The health chief visited the Biliran Provincial Hospital (BPH) to meet with BPH head Dr. Joyce Cañeja to check on the health facilities and equipment augmented to the provincial hospital. […]
The Department of Health (DOH), together with the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP), observed the 2023 National Tuberculosis Day recently through a partnership health promotion and service delivery event dubbed as “TB at HIV Tuldukan, Tara KonsulTayo!” This initiative, held in collaboration with the LCP, is aimed to provide accessible screenings to the community, […]
The Department of Health (DOH), World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), donor governments, the private sector, and civil societies converged for a stakeholder summit to discuss urgent actions to close the child immunization gap. The summit, “Closing the Immunization Gap,” was participated in by national and local officials, development partners, professional associations, […]
Following the directions of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to reduce tuberculosis cases in the country, Health Secretary Teddy Herbosa vowed to implement targeted interventions to reach every corner of the nation to ensure that the most vulnerable are not left alone to suffer in silence. Herbosa stressed that the responsibility of treating TB does not […]
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teddy Herbosa has appointed Dr. Tony Leachon as a new Special Adviser for Non-communicable Diseases. Leachon is a renowned internist and cardiologist who currently serves at the Manila Doctors’ Hospital. “In leading the change, we need to move with a sense of urgency, work with a coalition of stakeholders and […]