The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Friday, Sept. 27, that the Philippines has logged over 117,372 influenza-like illness (ILI) cases since the beginning of this year. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, the DOH noted that 117,372 ILI cases were reported from Jan. 1 to Sept....
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, Sept. 24, confirmed that the Benefits Committee (BenCom) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) recommended a new policy to remove the single period of confinement rule. (PhilHealth / Manila Bulletin) In a special meeting chaired by...
The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Saturday, Sept. 21, that the total Health Emergency Allowance (HEA) obligation of P103.5 billion is “now 90 percent paid.” MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO This follows President Marcos’s decision to fully fund the remaining P27.3 billion this...
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that three emergency medical assistance teams in the Philippines have been certified by the World Health Organization (WHO) for international disaster and humanitarian deployment. (DOH / Facebook page) The DOH announced that on Sept. 20, the WHO...
The number of leptospirosis cases has been decreasing, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, Sept. 19. (ARNOLD QUIZOL / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE ) The DOH reported 1,726 cases from July 28 to Aug. 10, but the number decreased by 77 percent to 396 cases from Aug. 11 to 24. The DOH...
President Marcos is well and is not under the weather, Department of Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa clarified on Tuesday afternoon. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting on Sept. 17, 2024. (Photo courtesy of PPA/Yummie Dingding) Herbosa made the...
Dengue cases in the country continue to increase, especially amid the rainy season, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Sept. 16. (DOH / Manila Bulletin) In a press briefing, DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa reported a 68 percent increase in dengue cases this year compared to the previous...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Sept. 16, stressed that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Philippines has yet to approve any mpox vaccines in the country. (DOH / MB Visual Content Group) “Wala pang inaprubahan ang FDA na bakuna ng mpox sa Pilipinas (The FDA has not yet approved any...
As dengue cases continue to rise nationwide, the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Sept. 12, urged the public to take action by eliminating mosquitoes to prevent the spread of the disease during the rainy season. According to the DOH, fogging or spraying in local hotspots or outbreak areas...
The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Wednesday, Sept. 11, that the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Board has approved an increase in the hemodialysis package rate. (PhilHealth / Manila Bulletin) Following guidance from President Marcos, DOH Secretary and PhilHealth Board...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Sept. 9, expressed its readiness to manage mpox cases, even if the new strain, clade 1b, makes its way to the country. DOH / MB Visual Content Group “I think clade 1b will eventually come…siguradong papasok iyan (it will definitely enter [our...
Department of Health Secretary Ted Herbosa leads a surgical procedure at the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. In what could be another feat worthy of a Guinness World Records recognition, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa...
