In line with the celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Pasay City General Hospital (PCGH), a mass developmental screening for children aged 0 to 8 years old will be conducted on Saturday (June 25). According to Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano, the hospital’s Department of Pediatrics will be...
Care providers of people diagnosed with dementia are at an increased risk for having significant physical and mental health problems, said an expert. (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILLIPINES) In a webinar on Friday, June 17, titled “Demensya sa Panahon ng Pandemya,” experts from the University of the...
The ease in mobility restriction is one of the contributing factors to a notable surge of recorded dengue cases in Central Visayas, said an expert at a webinar on Friday, June 10, titled “Dengue Alert sa Panahon ng Pandemya.” (University of the Philippines website) The webinar was hosted by the...
AN architectural perspective of the proposed Iloilo City Hospital. (Iloilo City government) ILOILO CITY – The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill creating the Iloilo City Hospital. “Our dream of enhancing the health programs and services for the Ilonggos is a step closer to...
Experts believe that there is no need to fear the monkeypox as the Philippines’ Covid-19 pandemic response experience can help fight the viral disease if it enters the country. (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES WEBSITE) "We have a three-year drill for wearing masks and that will actually help a...
TIVAOUANE, Senegal -- Eleven newborn babies perished in a hospital blaze in the western Senegalese city of Tivaouane late on Wednesday, president Macky Sall said. "I have just learned with pain and dismay about the deaths of 11 newborn babies in the fire at the neonatal department of the public...
The Pasay City General Hospital (PCGH), the city’s lone public hospital, received a 93 percent rating assessment on the Integrated Hospital Operations Management Program (IHOMP) under the Health Facility Development and Enhancement Unit (HFDEU) conducted by Department of Health (DOH) validators...
President Duterte on Wednesday said that the Covid-19 pandemic has made the government realize the importance of a "functional and responsive health care system." During his speech at the inauguration of New Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila, Duterte thanked the country's healthcare...
President Duterte turned sentimental as he closed the groundbreaking ceremony for a public hospital in Pampanga on Sunday night, May 1, saying a brief thank you message to the citizenry for making him a president. President Duterte (Screengran from RTVM livestream) "Now that I am already at the...
President Duterte bared that he might come up with a decision by Monday, May 2, on whether or not the operations of online sabong will be allowed in the country. President Duterte (Screengrab from RTVM livestream) "It's up for my signature," Duterte said during a site inspection of the Overseas...
Photo via Zaldy Comanda BAGUIO CITY – The city government is strongly supporting the immediate passage of House Bill (HB) No.10451 that seeks to increase the bed capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) from 800 to 1,500 beds and appropriate funds for the said purpose....
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) loaned P715 million to a private hospital chain to build a new medical facility in the municipality of Pilar in Bataan province. The state-owned bank granted the loan to Allied Care Experts (ACE) Group for the ongoing construction of their start-up...
