Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) should focus on addressing much bigger problems instead of the pitch to rename the agency. House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin, a...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) is eyeing to open more Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Service (BUCAS) Centers in the Western Visayas region. THE Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Service (BUCAS) Center at the Western Visayas Medical Center of the Department of Health (DOH) in...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Health-Center for Health Development Davao urged individuals who engage in high-risk activities to pursue appropriate medical consultation even if they have conducted a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) self-test. According to the World Health Organization (WHO),...
The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Wednesday, July 3, that a new dengue vaccine could arrive in the Philippines this year. Photo from Pixabay In a pre-State of the Nation Address (SONA) special interview with Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on PTV, he said that he spoke with Japan-based...
Department of Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa (Screengrab from PTV) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Wednesday, July 3, said the government may be able to disburse P27 billion to settle unpaid Covid allowances for health workers across the country by the end of this year. In...
DAVAO CITY – A total of P826.2 million will be set aside for next year for the health emergency allowance (HEA) of the remaining unpaid healthcare and non-healthcare workers who served during the pandemic in the Davao region, a Health official said. Dr. Annabelle P. Yumang, Department of Health...
CEBU CITY – Over 300 Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) cases were recorded in Central Visayas in the first quarter of 2024. DR. Jaime Bernadas (right), regional director of the Department of Health in Central Visayas, and Philippine Information Agency-7...
An official of the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, July 2, confirmed the proposal by Secretary Teodoro Herbosa to rename the agency but clarified that it is still under further study. (Photo from DOH) “The proposal to rename the Department is a sound idea floated by the Secretary,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Health (DOH), along with teachers’ groups, on Tuesday, July 2, welcomed the appointment of Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara as the new Education secretary. (Manila Bulletin) “The DepEd community looks forward to working with...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, July 1, reported 77,867 dengue cases from January to June this year. Photo from Pixabay This data is 15 percent higher compared to the same period in 2023, which had 67,576 cases. Meanwhile, as the DOH continues to raise public awareness on WILD...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Health (DOH)-Western Visayas is closely monitoring water in La Castellana, Negros Occidental after samples from 13 sources tested positive for contamination following the eruption of Kanlaon volcano early this month. SUBA-AN (Glazyl Masculino) Despite this,...
A highly fatal bacterial infection known as streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), sometimes referred to as a "flesh-eating bacteria," is reportedly on the rise in Japan. Photo from Unsplash According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), STSS is a “rare but serious...
