Reelectionist Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday, April 20 renewed his call for public vigilance and strengthened disease surveillance across all regions as state health experts confirm two additional cases of the monkey pox (mpox) disease in Davao City last April 16. The...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, April 18, assured the public that the Mpox cases reported by the Davao City Health Office (Davao CHO) are of the Clade II variant of the MPX virus. (MB Visual Content Group) “The level of risk remains the same as in previous months; there is no increased...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Sept. 16, stressed that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Philippines has yet to approve any mpox vaccines in the country. (DOH / MB Visual Content Group) “Wala pang inaprubahan ang FDA na bakuna ng mpox sa Pilipinas (The FDA has not yet approved any...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, Sept. 13, issued a warning against mpox vaccines that are reportedly available in the country. MB Visual Content Group In a public health advisory, the DOH stated that it has come to its attention that some organizations or individuals may be offering mpox...
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) called for a more proactive and widespread information dissemination campaign on monkeypox or mpox after the Department of Health (DOH) logged 15 active mpox cases as of Wednesday, September 11. MMC President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, together with MMDA...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Sept. 9, expressed its readiness to manage mpox cases, even if the new strain, clade 1b, makes its way to the country. DOH / MB Visual Content Group “I think clade 1b will eventually come…siguradong papasok iyan (it will definitely enter [our...
As part of its efforts to curb the further transmission of the viral disease, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Tuesday, Sept. 3, that it would soon release mpox guidelines for various settings and establishments. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) “The DOH is preparing to release specific mpox...
The Department of Health (DOH) has published updated interim guidelines on the prevention, detection, and management of mpox which aim to provide detailed operational protocols to ensure that health system actors at all levels can effectively combat the re-emerging disease. (DOH / Manila Bulletin)...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Aug. 29, announced a "small yet significant" adjustment to the Bureau of Quarantine's (BOQ) traveler screening process as part of the government's efforts to prevent the potential spread of mpox into the country. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement,...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Aug. 28, confirmed the detection of two more cases of mpox , bringing the total number of active cases to five. (Photo from Unsplash) Based on its surveillance systems, the DOH reported two more confirmed mpox cases: one in Metro Manila and another...
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Monday, Aug. 26, the detection of two additional cases of mpox in the country. (DOH / Manila Bulletin) In a statement, the DOH reported that the new cases were detected in Metro Manila. Both cases have MPXV clade II , which is considered the...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, Aug. 24, announced that it requested 2,000 doses of mpox vaccine after detecting a new case of the viral disease in the country this year. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN/ FILE PHOTO) In a Teleradyo Serbisyo interview, DOH Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa...
