Nurses in PPEs Healthcare workers were urged to receive their Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to increase their protection against the dreaded disease. Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said about half of the fully-vaccinated medical workers in the country have yet to...
Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi, on Friday, April 22, said that a huge percentage of healthcare takes place outside hospitals. In a webinar held by the University of the Philippines (UP), Legaspi stressed the importance of well-established primary care facilities...
At least P6.1 million was allotted by the Department of Health for the purchases of medicines, health kits, personal protective equipment (PPEs), and other Covid-19 medical supplies for residents affected by the onslaught of tropical depression “Agaton.” DOH UNDERSECRETARY MARIA ROSARIO...
Former Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Sunday said the government should consider utilizing the unused budget of underspending government agencies to fund the country’s healthcare programs. In a press briefing in Sorsogon, Ejercito said the national government should consider this move...
Across both projects, from January until the end of February, there were almost 800 children admitted with severe acute malnutrition Zainab didn’t sleep well last night. The lights and the incessant beeping of the machines in the intensive care unit would keep anyone awake. But mainly she...
LVIV, Ukraine – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said it had confirmed over 100 attacks on health services in Ukraine, as it called for humanitarian access to the besieged city of Mariupol. "As of now, WHO has verified 103 incidents of attacks on health care, with 73 people...
The government should prioritize improving the Philippines' healthcare system as this is also one of the factors in promoting economic growth, health professionals said. (FILE PHOTO) Prioritizing health has become an important matter amid the Covid-19 pandemic, said Pharmaceutical and Healthcare...
The Philippine health system has been at a breaking point even before Covid-19, but the pandemic exposed and magnified the gaps in the fragmented system. Leadership is crucial in effecting reforms in the health system, with various issues such as corruption, inclusion, brain drain, and others...
Visayas Community Medical Center (VCMC) in Cebu. Cebu-based healthcare company grows its presence in key cities in VisMin AppleOne Medical Group (AMG), the healthcare arm of Cebu-based property developer AppleOne Properties, Inc. (API), is forging ahead in elevating healthcare standards in the...
Healthcare benefits and claims rose by 25 percent from October to December last year amid the prolonged pandemic, the Insurance Commission reported on Friday, March 25. In a statement, Insurance Commissioner Dennis B. Funa said health maintenance organizations (HMOs) paid P32.72 billion in benefits...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that hospital admissions due to Covid-19 in the country continue to drop as the number of cases remains low. "Nananatili po tayo na nasa low risk sa ating total bed utilization na nasa (We remain at low risk with our total bed utilization at) 17 percent,"...
The Senate continues to deliberate on several bills designed to improve the delivery of public healthcare services, especially in areas where the local communities are constrained by capacity and funds. Senator Christopher ‘’Bong’’ Go, chairman of the Senate Health and Demography Committee,...
