At least P6.1 million was allotted by the Department of Health for the purchases of medicines, health kits, personal protective equipment (PPEs), and other Covid-19 medical supplies for residents affected by the onslaught of tropical depression “Agaton.” DOH UNDERSECRETARY MARIA ROSARIO...
Visayas Community Medical Center (VCMC) in Cebu. Cebu-based healthcare company grows its presence in key cities in VisMin AppleOne Medical Group (AMG), the healthcare arm of Cebu-based property developer AppleOne Properties, Inc. (API), is forging ahead in elevating healthcare standards in the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has pledged to continue initiating and supporting measures that seek to improve access to quality healthcare especially in far-flung areas around the country. Go made the assurance during the launch of the 150th Malasakit Center at the Batanes General Hospital in...
Private hospitals are prepared for the possible surge in cases of COVID-19 should the alert level be downgraded to 1, said Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPi) president Dr. Jose Rene D. De Grano. In a “Laging Handa” briefing on Thursday, Feb. 24, De Grano disclosed...
(PhilHealth / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has extended the validity of accreditation of all healthcare facilities accredited with the state-health insurer until Jan. 31, 2022. “The state agency made the extension provided that ... they (HFs) have...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that 78 health facilities were damaged in areas affected by typhoon Odette. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that this figure includes 33 hospitals, 23 barangay health stations, 19 rural health units, two DOH provincial offices, and one city...
The Pasig City local government together with other government officials inaugurated on Wednesday, July 14, its COVID-19 step-down care facility for COVID-19 patients who are scheduled to be discharged. (Photo from Pasig PIO) Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said that the facility will serve as a...
The healthcare utilization rate (HCUR) in the National Capital Region (NCR) is now at 57 percent, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, May 3. A medical worker walks on the aisle of the new isolation facility at the Eva Macapagal Terminal in Port Area, Manila on April 26, 2021,...
Senator Pia Cayetano said it is high-time the government prioritizes investments in infrastructure for healthcare facilities to enable the Philippines cope with health emergency crisis like the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Cayetano, during the Senate Committee on Health and...
Two senators are seeking further probe into the status of the government’s school-based Barangay Health Stations (BHS) project, which was stalled due to an ongoing litigation. Senator Nancy Binay raised the issue during the Senate Committee on Health and Demography’s virtual hearing on the...
