Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) There might have been overpricing in the procurement of Covid-19 test kits by the Department of Health (DOH) through the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin and former Department of Health (DOH) secretary Francisco Duque III (PPAB/PCOO) House Deputy Majority Leader and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin on Monday, June 3, grilled former Department of Health...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 on Monday, June 19, announced the purchase of 5,000 drug test kits for organic personnel at its headquarters in Camp Delgado here. "This is my way of checking my personnel’s integrity and commitment to their sworn duty. As law enforcers, they must have...
Some 16,000 units of antigen test kits were donated by the Ministry of Defense of the State of Israel to the Philippines to help in its pandemic response. (Photo courtesy of the Embassy of Israel in Manila) According to the Israeli Embassy in Manila, Israeli diplomats Ambassador Ilan Fluss and...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given special certification to two labs for their home-administered test kits, it announced on Monday, Jan. 24. (Photo from Unsplash) During the President's pre-recorded public address, FDA-OIC Director-General Oscar Gutierrez reported that two kits were...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Jan. 18 that the certification for home-administered test kits may be issued within seven to 10 days. (Jansen Romero / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) On Monday night, Jan. 17, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that they will issue a special...
FDA US Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has expressed intention to apply for an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill Paxlovid, the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. “Mayroon pong intensiyon ang Pfizer na magrehistro po ng produkto nila under...
In order to prevent the further spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country, a public health advocate urged the national government to make “home testing and home treatment” accessible for all by providing free COVID-19 test kits to the public. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
FDA The country's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it is now accepting applications for special certification of self-administered COVID-19 home test kits. “As of today, we announce that we are accepting applications for Special Certification for COVID-19 self- administered or the home...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is coordinating with the health experts on the use of antigen self-test kits for the detection of the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “Inaantay natin ang rekomendasyon ng ating Technical Advisory Group of Experts. Kasi sa ngayon ang...
The public can expect the launch of newly developed diagnostic test kits for other communicable diseases such as leptospirosis, tuberculosis, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by the end of 2022 to 2023. (Photo by JC Gellidon on Unsplash) The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) vowed Friday, Nov. 5, to make diagnostic kits for both communicable and non-communicable diseases affordable and accessible to many Filipinos. (Photo by JC Gellidon on Unsplash) DOST-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD)...
