President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that primary health care is on top of the government's agenda in both fighting health crises and sustaining the effective delivery of essential health services as the country continues to address the Covid-19 pandemic. World Health Organization (WHO)...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, Oct. 25, logged less than 1,000 Covid-19 cases, the lowest daily tally since July. Based on the DOH Covid-19 tracker, 943 new infections were recorded on Tuesday. This number was the lowest since July 5, wherein the country recorded 832 cases. The number...
Facemasks (stock photo) The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated on Tuesday, Oct. 25, that people can be better protected against Covid-19 if they use multiple layers of protection. “The DOH reminds the public that the more layers of protection we employ, the more protected we are against...
DOH An official of the Department of Health (DOH) said about 17 percent of Filipinos aged 15 to 24 years old have thought of suicide. This was bared by DOH Undersecretary Beverly Ho during the National Mental Health Summit on Tuesday, Oct. 25, in Taguig City. “This is the latest survey that came...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Oct. 24, a total of 11,995 new Covid-19 cases reported during the past week. (DOH/MB) In DOH's weekly case bulletin, it mentioned that daily average cases are at 1,714 which is 22 percent lower than cases from Oct. 10 to Oct. 16. DOH also recorded...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, Oct. 23, confirmed the appointment of former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Camilo Cascolan as one of its undersecretaries. The state health agency confirmed the said appointment amid circulating reports online. “Yes, we confirm the receipt of...
ACT-Teachers Rep. France Castro isn't happy with the lack of a Health Secretary. This, after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that he would name a Department of Health (DOH) Secretary once the Covid-19 situation had normalized. READ:...
The number of severe and critical Covid-19 patients infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant and its subvariants remains low in the country, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. This is based on the DOH’s analysis on the results of the Covid-19 positive samples that underwent...
DOH The Philippines confirmed additional 1,984 Covid-19 cases on Friday, Oct. 21. Based on the latest Department of Health's (DOH) data, the country’s active cases were at 24,192. The regions with the most cases in the past 14 days were still the same–Metro Manila with 8,673, Calabarzon with...
DOH There is already a “localized community transmission” of both the Omicron subvariant XBB and XBC variant of the Covid-19 virus in some regions of the country, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. A localized community transmission of Omicron subvariant XBB has been observed...
Motorcycle ride-hailing firm Move It has teamed up with a partylist group for a pilot project that provides one month of free rides to barangay health workers (BHW) in Metro Manila. The project, dubbed “Libreng Sakay for Barangay Health Workers,” is a partnership between Move It and the office...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, October 21 urged the government to strengthen the country’s mental health programs as he expressed alarm on the number of Filipinos attempting suicide now increasing. Go is referring to a recent study by the University of the Philippines (UP)...
