Shoppers flock along Ylaya in Divisoria Market on Oct. 17, 2021 at a time when Metro Manila was under alert level 3. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Department of Health (DOH) has cited certain criteria that should be met first before it can recommend the lifting of the country's state of calamity status...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 3,729 cholera cases since the start of this year, more than double from the number of cases recorded in 2021. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said only 976 cases of cholera were recorded last year. This year’s figure so far is “282...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The country's Covid-19 vaccination rate among children aged five to 11 years old remains below 50 percent, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Pag tiningnan yung...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) called on local government units (LGUs) to “invest” in primary care services. “We call on all our local government units to step up and fulfill their role of implementing primary care,” said DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire on Thursday, Oct. 6....
DOH The public was urged by the Department of Health (DOH) to wear face masks when going to cemeteries during the observance of “Undas” or All Saints’ Day next month. Despite cemeteries being an open space, Covid-19 transmission is possible in such areas due to the large number of people,...
Over 100 doctors and nurses from San Miguel Corporation (SMC) were deployed to 11 Metro Manila vaccination sites that include Mandaluyong City, Malabon City, and Quezon City to help the government in its intensified COVID-19 vaccine rollout. (MB/ FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) assured...
DOH Measles outbreak could happen next year in the country if immunization coverage remains low, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) warned the DOH on such a scenario in 2023, said DOH...
DOH The Philippines may once again experience 4,000 Covid-19 cases per day by the end of this month, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Oct. 4. This is based on the current DOH projections amid the higher mobility and the optional wearing of face masks outdoors. Recently, the OCTA...
Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City during the first day of classes for School Year 2022-2023 on Aug. 22, 2022 (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) renewed its appeal to parents to let their children get vaccinated against Covid-19. DOH...
Nurses in PPEs Eligible health workers are expected to receive their unpaid Covid-19 special risk allowance (SRA) by next week, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Oct. 4. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released on Oct. 3 an amount of P1.04 billion to the DOH to cover the...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said around 19.7 million individuals in the country have already received their first Covid-19 vaccine booster shot. The figure...
Nurses in PPEs The Philippines is currently facing a shortage of healthcare workers, particularly of nurses, the Department of Health (DOH) bared on Thursday, Sept. 29 “Ngayon, ang nakikita natin talagang kakulangan would be our nurses (Now, what we are seeing is that we lack nurses),” said DOH...
