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,...
News about the rising cases of leptospirosis after the floods caused by a recent typhoon and monsoon rains, and mpox which has been declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) have been appearing in various media platforms. ...
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 Philippine Red Cross (PRC) announced on Tuesday, Aug. 27, that it had concluded its 12-day leptospirosis response operations at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) and San Lazaro Hospital. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Red Cross) According to the PRC, this effort aimed to...
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...
On Aug. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox, formerly known as “monkeypox,” as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The Department of Health (DOH), as with health agencies around the world, was spurred into action, advised the public to be vigilant and...
Following the first reported case of mpox in the Philippines this year, the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Aug. 22, announced its intent to the World Health Organization (WHO) to access vaccines that would help protect against the mpox virus. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are very much...
BUTUAN CITY – The Caraga region recorded 7,122 dengue cases with 39 fatalities from January 1 to August 17. “The number is 144 percent higher compared to the dengue cases recorded in the same period last year,” the DOH-13 based here said. Surigao del Norte has the highest number of cases at...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, August 22, called on schools to implement mechanisms that would shield students from mpox. Gatchalian made the call following the detection of the first mpox (formerly monkeypox) case in the Philippines this year. The case reported on...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Aug. 21, confirmed that the latest mpox case detected in the country has been classified as a clade II variant. (Photo from Unsplash) Unlike the severe strain that has sparked global concern, the first mpox case reported in the Philippines this year has...
