The Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, May 3, that it is actively participating in the development of a proposal to standardize salaries for healthcare workers in the public and private sectors. In a statement, DOH said that the same also goes for the national and local governments. "DOH...
Hot flashes, mood swings, irritability, sleep issues, and depression—these symptoms are indicative of menopause, which occurs in women between the ages of 40 to 55. Medically, menopause is defined as a phase of transition from one’s reproductive stage and is a normal part of aging for women....
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Mayor Rolando Uy asked health workers here not to miss a single home when they do a house-to-house vaccination drive. DEPARTMENT of Health Undersecretary Beverly Lorraine Ho vaccinates a child during the kick-off ceremony of the Measles-Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, May 2, that the country may receive a donation of 390,000 doses of Covid-19 bivalent vaccines by the end of the month. In a media briefing, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that it has begun with the process and has already secured an...
Despite the slight increase in Covid-19 cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, May 2, that it's not the same as numbers recorded during the height of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. In a media briefing, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire explained that the increase in...
There is no need to bring back the face mask mandate. This was the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) to the Office of the President based on the agreement from their discussions with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). In a...
“Is this it? Am I doing it correctly? Am I there?” While meditation is a widespread practice nowadays, meditation might get a bit confusing for beginners. Questions like these are common as many still struggle to understand how to do it. If you have always been wondering how to meditate and do...
There are several types of headaches, which can occur in different areas of the head. You may feel the pain just on one side of the head like when you experience migraine and cluster headache (pain localized in the eye area). It could also feel like there is a band squeezing your head, which is a...
In efforts to raise awareness on the importance of timely vaccination, Watsons dropped attention-grabbing "fake" movie posters and trailers. Named as Watsons’ Vaxxed Office Hit campaign, it highlights how vaccination can protect Filipinos from the ill-effects of flu, HPV, and pneumonia. ...
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes (Facebook) AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes in his Labor Day message on Monday, May 1 made a call for the immediate enactment of the proposed Magna Carta for Barangay Health Workers (BHWs). "As we continue to fight for the rights of our workers, let us...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has announced its participation in the Department of Health's Measles-Rubella and Polio Supplementary Immunization campaign that started on Monday, May 1, and will last until May 31. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross The program, called "Chikiting Ligtas," was designed...
PILAR, Abra – Residents of three barangays in this town now have barangay health stations (BHS) they could call their own after the three facilities built at a cost of P11.7 million were turned over to them. The building of three health care facilities in Barangays Gapang, Nagcanasan, and Ocup...
