The Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,817 measles cases nationwide from January 1 to April 13. DOH Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Albert Domingo during an interview with PTV Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon on Tuesday, April 23 (Screenshot from PTV Bagong Pilipinas interview) DOH Assistant...
The Department of Health (DOH), in collaboration with its Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), has successfully vaccinated 72 percent of its target population against measles as of April 17. Photo from Pixabay In a statement on Thursday, April...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,627 cases of measles and rubella (MR) in the country from the start of the year to April 6, with four deaths recorded. Photo from Unsplash In a statement released on Tuesday, April 16, the DOH highlighted that children under the age of 10 are...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, April 8, said that the measles, locally known as "tigdas," vaccination in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will have a two-day pause in observance of Eid’l Fitr on April 10 and 11. Photo from Pixabay "We'll be pausing for two...
To protect them from the highly infectious measles spread, the Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, March 29, said that it is aiming to vaccinate a total of 1.3 million children in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “We...
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...
The Department of Health (DOH) issued advisories on Monday, March 25, regarding the ongoing rise in pertussis and measles cases across the country. Photo from DOH As it emphasized the importance of vaccination, the DOH reassured the public that daily activities may continue, although with...
Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Eric Tayag revealed concerning statistics regarding the resurgence of measles and pertussis (whooping cough) in the Philippines. Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Eric Tayag (Screenshot from PTV Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview on March 25) Tayag...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said on Sunday, March 24, it will roll out a six-month immunization activity in response to the recent surge in measles cases. (PRC / Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) warned that measles (tigdas in Filipino) is "highly contagious" and spreads through...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, March 21 said it has re-established and intensified its vaccination campaign to combat the increasing cases of measles and pertussis. Manila Bulletin file photo To level up the number of Filipinos having been immunized, DOH called for an “active...
Infectious disease expert Rontgene Solante expressed concern over the rise in measles cases in the country, which he attributed to the insufficient coverage of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination. Photo from Unsplash He noted that the MMR vaccination rate among children has been...
The Department of Health (DOH) saw a sharp increase in measles cases in the country this year. Based on the Epidemic-prone Disease Case Surveillance (EDCS) Weekly Report posted on its website, the DOH reported there were 1,179 measles cases recorded from Jan. 1 to Aug. 26 , 2023. ...
