Senator Loren Legarda on Tuesday urged local government units (LGUs) to exercise best practices to help bring down dengue cases in the country, as she expressed alarm over the unsettling increase in dengue cases this year. Legarda, the author of the National Environmental Awareness Education...
Reelectionist Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has urged Filipinos to stay vigilant as the number of dengue cases surge across the Philippines. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, also urged local officials and the public to intensify their efforts to...
(DOH / Manila Bulletin) With infections on the rise, the Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, Feb. 14, urged the public to take extra precautions against influenza-like illnesses (ILI), dengue, and leptospirosis, linking the surge in cases to ongoing weather disturbances. The...
The parents of a 5-year-old boy from Cainta, Rizal were dumbfounded when they discovered that their son's Persons with Disability (PWD) ID was allegedly not found in the Department of Health's (DOH) PWD online database. According to Dino Versoza, the boy's father, the PWD ID of his son was not...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Feb. 12, said it is seeking additional government funding for the country’s HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria programs as the Global Fund gradually shifts its support strategy. (DOH) In a statement, DOH noted that reduced international...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Health-Davao region has urged the people, especially children, to practice oral hygiene in line with this year’s National Oral Health Month celebration. Dr. Girlie Blancada, Oral Health Program Manager of the DOH–Davao, said that oral health plays a vital role...
The Commission on Audit (COA) said the government should change its approach on dealing with global health risks by being "more proactive" to save government funds. It its performance audit report on the Covid-19 National Vaccination Program (CNVP), the COA observed that the government is...
Nearly half of the new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections reported in the Philippines last year were among the youth, according to the Department of Health (DOH). (DOH) DOH Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Albert Domingo, during the joint committee hearing on the rising number of...
With the Covid-19 pandemic no longer a health issue, what would the government do with the 243 units of ultra-low temperature freezers (ULTFs) which were bought for P152 million to store the vaccines in various cold storage facilities in the country? In its audit report, the Commission on Audit...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Jan. 29, welcomed the proposed amendments to the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act. (DOH / MB Visual Content Group) “We look forward to seeing this measure become law soon,” DOH Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa said in a statement. With strong support from...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Monday, January 27 said the controversial Senate Bill No. 1979 or the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill will strengthen the provisions of the country’s Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Law. Hontiveros made the remark...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Facebook) Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin has underscored the need for a clear division of functions between the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation...
