Photo from Unsplash Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa on Wednesday, April 10 said the government is making every effort to obtain an adequate supply of pertussis vaccine to address the gap once available vaccine supply is exhausted by May. READ MORE:...
By next month, the Department of Health (DOH) said it is expecting a shortage in the government's pentavalent vaccine supply amid the increasing cases of pertussis in the country. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We anticipate a shortage in the government's pentavalent vaccine supply by May,...
In light of the rise in pertussis cases in Quezon City, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa recommended isolating sick children within households affected by the disease. DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa and Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte during a meeting on April 4, 2024 discussing...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa acknowledged Iloilo 1st District Rep. Janette Garin's advice that women avoid wearing underwear at home as temperatures rise. Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ Manila Bulletin) (Underwear/Pixabay) “Hindi naman mali ang...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said on Tuesday, April 2 that pertussis, or whooping cough, is now under control. “Parang controlled na eh. Parang nag pa-plateau na sya (It’s now under control. It seems it has plateaued) but we’re still colsely monitoring,”...
More than half of the total cases of measles-rubella in the country were reported from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) based on the data from the Department of Health (DOH). (Manila Bulletin / file photo) “BARMM continues to report the most number of cases of...
This month, the Department of Health (DOH) opened the first urgent care and ambulatory service center in the Philippines. (Photo from Unsplash) Named the "Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Service" or the BUCAS center, the DOH stated that this endeavor marked a significant step towards ensuring...
A historic milestone in Philippine healthcare unfolded as the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, March 6 opened the country’s first Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Service (BUCAS) center, which is located in Sto. Tomas, Pampanga. DOH unveils the first Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Wednesday, Jan. 17 expressed his opposition to the impending PhilHealth premium hike this year. DOH "I want continued suspension of the increase until we have the actuarial on how long we will sustain the suspension. I don't think PhilHealth...
The Department of Health (DOH) emphasized on Wednesday, Jan. 17, that addressing the issue of at least P1 million worth of expired medicines within the Rural Health Office (RHU) of Bacacay town in Albay requires expertise “not in the medical field” but rather in “supply chain and...
The Department of Health (DOH) warned the public on Wednesday, Jan. 17, about the deceptive social media profiles "falsely" attributed to Secretary Teodoro Herbosa. Photo from DOH "The DOH would like to clarify that Secretary Herbosa does not own any of these accounts," it said in an...
A day before the New Year’s Eve revelries, 11 new cases of fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, Dec. 30, bringing the total number of cases to 107. Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa demonstrated in a simulation how a patient victimized by...
