More than two million children have been vaccinated against measles and rubella, while 800,000 kids received the oral polio vaccine amid the ongoing supplemental immunization campaign of the government, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, May 9. As of May 7, there were 2.3 million...
The Pasig City local government and the Department of Health (DOH) launched on Monday, May 8, the "Karinderya Para sa Healthy Pilipinas" program aimed at mitigating malnutrition among children and promote health and wellness among pregnant women and lactating mothers. Spearheaded by the Pasig City...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, May 8, a total of 9,465 new Covid-19 cases that were recorded in the past week. In its weekly case bulletin, DOH said that daily average cases went up to 1,352 which is 112 percent higher than the case from April 24 to April 30. DOH recorded 50 more...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The lower chamber has unanimously approved on third and final reading a bill that aims to expand healthcare services by establishing specialized care centers in hospitals under the supervision and control of the Department of Health (DOH). Passed by the House of Representatives...
As the country observes National Health Workers' Day, the Department of Health (DOH) expressed its commitment to continuously provide the necessary benefits for the healthcare workers. “The DOH commits that it will continuously exert all efforts in disbursing the benefits and allowances of...
The Department of Health (DOH) is set to convene the other members of the Interagency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to reassess the country’s current measures against the Covid-19. The agency’s pronouncement comes after the World Health Organization...
ILOILO CITY – More than 100,000 newborns and children below five years of age across Western Visayas region have been immunized against measles and polio in the first week of the massive nationwide immunization campaign. DOH-6 Director Adriano Suba-an (left) assists in administering the oral polio...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) urged the public to get vaccinated against Covid-19 even if there has been no increase of new infections. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, DOH-7 chief, said getting vaccinated is now easier as the Covid-19 vaccination is now part of the agency’s...
The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its support to the proposed bill that aims to mandate new doctors to work in the country for one year before they could seek employment abroad. The proposed measure, House Bill No. 6232 or the Mandatory Medical Service Bill, seeks to address the shortage of...
Some 100 vaccination teams were fielded by the City Health Office for the Measles, Rubella, and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-OPV SIA) in Zamboanga City from May 1 to 31. A HEALTH worker administers the measles-rubella vaccine to a toddler during an immunization activity...
The positivity rate is not the only factor that should be looked at in order to evaluate the Covid-19 situation in the country as there are other indicators affecting the trend of infections, the Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public. To note, the positivity rate is the percentage of...
The Department of Health (DOH) said the public must learn to assess their own Covid-19 risk and make choices on how to better protect themselves against this viral disease. The DOH said that the public needs to increase their risk tolerance against Covid-19. “We need to increase our tolerance sa...