A Liberal Party (LP) lawmaker has asked the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to prioritize the issue of reproductive health. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) This, after the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) reported that 51 percent of pregnancies in the...
The National Capital Region (NCR) has exceeded its target population for the “Chikiting Bakunation Days,” which aimed to inoculate children aged zero to 23 months old against vaccine-preventable diseases. The Department of Health earlier said the program’s goal was to vaccinate at least one...
(AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The second booster shot of Covid-19 vaccine is not yet recommended for the general population, the Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public anew. "Kami ay paulit-ulit na nagpapaalala sa local governments pati na rin sa ating mga kababayan. Ito pong fourth dose o yung...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that the slight increase in new Covid-19 cases in the country is not “sustained” and a surge in infections is unlikely to occur at this point. “Nakakita po tayo ng bahagyang pagtaas ng mga kaso. Gayunpaman, hindi pa ito observed to be sustained. Ibig...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Cebu provincial government did not consult the Department of Health (DOH) regarding its decision to ease the face mask policy in the province. “Gusto namin linawin, hindi kami nakonsulta (We want to clarify, we have not been consulted) regarding this move or...
DOH No case of monkeypox has been detected in the county -so far, the Department of Health (DOH) said. "We like to clarify to everybody, there is still no confirmed monkeypox case here in the country," said Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire in a press briefing on Friday, June 10....
Should Metro Manila lift its face mask mandate amid the Covid-19 pandemic? A health expert said no. (Jansen Romero / Manila Bulletin) Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon, on Friday, June 10, urged the...
The ease in mobility restriction is one of the contributing factors to a notable surge of recorded dengue cases in Central Visayas, said an expert at a webinar on Friday, June 10, titled “Dengue Alert sa Panahon ng Pandemya.” (University of the Philippines website) The webinar was hosted by the...
THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. The Department of Health (DOH) said it recorded more than 34,000 dengue cases from January to May. "There were 34,938 dengue cases reported from Jan. 1 to May 21, 2022. Cumulatively, cases this year is 23 percent higher compared to the reported...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated on Thursday, June 9, that the wearing of face masks is still mandatory in accordance with rules of the Interagency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). "Current IATF protocols allow only for specific instances when...
CEBU CITY – Aside from dengue, measles cases are also increasing in Region 7, the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-Region 7) reported. The DOH-Region 7 said that 62 measles cases were recorded from January to May this year, compared to the 24 in the same period last year. “We are...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it would be difficult to reach the government’s target of fully-vaccinating 77 million Filipinos by the end of this month as...
