JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Eight hospitals in Indonesia are set to conduct clinical trials on Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic medicine that has appeared to be a potential COVID-19 medication, following a permit issued by the national agency of drug and food control (BPOM). BPOM's head Penny K. Lukito said...
The government is considering revising the rule on the mandatory use of face shields in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/ Malacañang) President Duterte has preferred that people should be required to wear face shields only in hospitals, which will become a "policy" as protection...
The proposed removal of face shields especially when outdoors will be high on the agenda of the meeting of the government's pandemic task force on Thursday, June 17. Health workers administer coronavirus vaccines to people belonging to A5 priority group at the Baseco compound in Manila on June 16,...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III blasted private hospitals in the Philippines on Monday, June 7 for supposedly driving away home-grown nurses to countries abroad because of their "exploitative" practices. (Photo from DOLE Facebook page) In an online press...
Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Mike Defensor on Thursday, June 3 warned government hospitals against violating the Bayanihan 2 law by denying health workers cash incentives granted them by Congress. Defensor disclosed that he has received complaints from several health workers in various public...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon has rejected insinuations he is delaying the passage of bills that seek to obligate the national government to fund several provincial hospitals needs. Drilon said this after a lengthy verbal exchange with Senator Christopher “Bong” Go who was frustrated...
Happy Mother’s Day to all the inays, nanay, mommies out there, those with their spouses, single moms, or orphaned mothers! There is no other station in life as fulfilling as being a mother. I enjoy my motherhood, thanks to my children and their father. I loved my mother who showed us how to be a...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has deployed the affordable and locally developed rapid test kit that could detect dengue infection within an hour to the Bicol region. Biotek-M Dengue Aqua Test Kit (Photo from DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña Facebook Page) DOST...
The Philippine Red Cross ( PRC ) conduct ed a simulation of the emergency field hospital (EFH) operation to prepare the proper coordination and dynamics of the flow of operation between L ung Center of the Philippines (LCP) and the EFH amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles is pushing for the distribution of virgin coconut oil (VCO) in hospitals outside the National Capital Region plus (NCR plus) as supplemental treatment for the coronavirus disease. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Nograles/Facebook) Nograles has started to hold...
Despite the downtrend in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila, OCTA Research fellow Professor Guido David more people will still require hospitalization as the number of new infections will remain high. In their latest monitoring report on Sunday, April 25, OCTA Research Group...
To address the shortage of beds due to occupancy surge after hearing reports of people forced to sleep outside while receiving treatment on ground, Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has deployed emergency tents at the National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City. (Photo from Philippine Red...
