The proposed Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) may soon become a reality this 19th Congress. (Fusion medical animation/ Unsplash) This, after the House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) No.6522 during Monday night's plenary...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said that Red Cross 143 is on standby amid the reported rising cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in the country. (Photo courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) "PRC’s Health Services Team has alerted all our 100+ chapters — and our...
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common infection among children, causing sores, rash, and blisters on their hands, feet, or legs. The Department of Health (DOH) recently recorded an uptick in Metro Manila's HFMD cases, prompting Filipinos to ask: should the country declare an HFMD...
Filipino health professionals are in favor of the proposed establishment of Philippine Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, said Dr. Benito Atienza, Vice President 3 of Philippine Federation of Professionals Association. “Noong ako ay Presidente ng Philippine Medical Association...
Albay 2nd District Rep. and House Ways and Means chair Joey Salceda on Sunday, Nov. 27, assured workers at the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM) that there would be no abolition or layoffs there even after the country’s establishment of its own Center for Disease Control (CDC) inches...
The Mandaluyong City government was praised by the Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, Nov. 25, for its participation in the agency's "Vax Baby Vax" immunization campaign against viruses and diseases. According to the city government, Mandaluyong's Local Health Board headed by city health officer...
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) The Department of Health (DOH) assured employees of the Research Institute...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Forty-one foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) cases have been detected by the Albay Provincial Health Office (PHO) among schoolchildren at the Albay Central School here since Tuesday, Nov. 15. "Nakatanggap kami ng epidemiological report mula sa Legazpi City Health Office na...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is pushing for a proposed measure that will allow the government to continue different protocols under the State of Calamity, in case such a declaration will be lifted—amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently, the country is under a State of Calamity due to...
The House Committee on Health on Thursday, Nov. 10, approved the consolidated substitute bill that would establish the Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control, which was at the core of the health industry’s concerns during the Covid-19 pandemic. A general view of the Centers for...
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The country’s health department has recorded 221 cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among Filipino children from January until August 2022. RSV is a respiratory virus, but how does it differ from Covid-19? Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) Chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani, on Tuesday, Nov. 8, said...
