The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Thursday, Feb. 2, approved the establishment of a 6-billion-worth cancer hospital in Manila. But this has prompted some to ask: Is the establishment of a Cancer Center necessary? Cancer remains a national health priority, according to the...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez wants to restore the budget cuts made to the University of the Philippines (UP) System and the Philippine General Hospital (PGH). Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Under the proposed 2023 National Expenditure Program...
Care providers of people diagnosed with dementia are at an increased risk for having significant physical and mental health problems, said an expert. (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILLIPINES) In a webinar on Friday, June 17, titled “Demensya sa Panahon ng Pandemya,” experts from the University of the...
The ease in mobility restriction is one of the contributing factors to a notable surge of recorded dengue cases in Central Visayas, said an expert at a webinar on Friday, June 10, titled “Dengue Alert sa Panahon ng Pandemya.” (University of the Philippines website) The webinar was hosted by the...
Experts believe that there is no need to fear the monkeypox as the Philippines’ Covid-19 pandemic response experience can help fight the viral disease if it enters the country. (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES WEBSITE) "We have a three-year drill for wearing masks and that will actually help a...
A health expert stressed on Friday, April 1, the importance of vaccinating children with cancer against Covid-19, reiterating the protection offered by vaccines to immunocompromised kids. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual forum hosted by the University of the Philippines (UP), Dr. Patricia...
The University of the Philippines (UP) announced that it is expanding the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) as it builds the UP Philippine General Hospital (UP PGH) Cancer Center and the UP PGH Diliman. (Photo from UP) According to UP, the proposals for the two major infrastructure projects were...
The University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) and UP College of Medicine-Philippine General Hospital (PGH) raised concern for the safety of arrested UPM alumna Dr. Natividad "Naty" Castro. Dr. Naty Castro (Photo courtesy of Castro's family) In a statement, UP Manila expressed concern that Navaro,...
Philippine General Hospital Director Dr. Gerardo "Gap" Legaspi said Wednesday, Jan. 12, that vaccines are the "game-changer" in the fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) "Of course, the vaccination is probably the game-changer. The vaccination the...
A lot more health workers are currently infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) compared to the previous surge, the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) director said Wednesday, Jan. 12. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with ANC Philippines, Dr. Gerardo "Gap" Legaspi said there are now 973...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) clarified on Monday, Jan. 10, that only health workers who will test negative for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will be allowed to work. (Unsplash) In an interview with CNN's The Source, PGH Spokesperson Dr. Jonas del Rosario made the clarification after...
Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Spokesperson appealed to the Filipinos to stay home for at least two weeks to mitigate the spread of the more transmissible coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Omicron variant. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "I think ang dapat talaga ay tighter implementation. Kahit...
