The number of dengue cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) soared to more than 7,000 this year with over 1,300 new cases added in the last two weeks. Data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed that 7,451 dengue cases were recorded in the NCR from Jan. 1 to July 23 this year, an increase...
Play-Doh fun at Toy Kingdom in select SM Supermalls A traveling exhibit of the unlimited creative fun kids can do with Play-Doh was recently held at The Block, SM City North EDSA, Mall of Asia's Central Mall, and SM Southmall's Event Center. Who could have thought that Play-Doh was first used as a...
THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. Frogs and fishes are not “scientific solutions” to combat dengue-carrying mosquitoes, three government agencies said on Sunday, July 24. The departments of Health (DOH), Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Environment and Natural Resources...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) assured the public that the government is prepared for a possible monkeypox outbreak in the country, following the World Health Organization's (WHO) declaration that the disease is a "public health emergency of international concern." The DOH, together with its...
We have been so focused on wearing a mask, washing our hands, keeping a social distance to prevent the spread of Covid. Many may have forgotten the other guidelines that should be followed at about this time of the year when the rains – and the mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus –come. In the...
DOH COVID-19 TRACKER/ JULY 23, 2022 The nation's total number of active Covid-19 cases has already increased to over 25,000 on Saturday, July 23. Based on the DOH Covid-19 tracker, there are 25,743 people who are still sick with the viral disease nationwide. Another 3,604 new cases were recorded on...
The local government of Marikina City presented on Friday, July 22, to officials of the Department of Health (DOH) the city's facilities, resources and services for Covid-19 response in line with the upcoming launch of "PinasLakas," the agency's new Covid-19 vaccination campaign. (Photo courtesy of...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The country's Covid-19 first booster shot coverage remains low as it only reached 20 percent so far, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH said that a total...
DOH COVID-19 TRACKER/ JULY 22, 2022 More than 3,000 new Covid-19 cases were reported by the Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, July 22. A total of 3,389 new patients with Covid-19 have been recorded, based on the DOH's Covid-19 tracker. With this, active cases nationwide rose to 24,478. In the...
DOH The country saw 2,828 more people infected with Covid-19 on Thursday, July 21, data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed. The number of active cases or those who are still battling with Covid-19 nationwide is at 22,207. Metro Manila remains with the most number of new Covid-19 cases in...
DOH The possibility of the Marburg virus entering the country remains low at this point in time, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “'Yun pong probability na makapasok po yung ganitong klaseng sakit sa ating bansa, sa ngayon, is still at low risk (The probability that this kind of disease going...
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge (DOH) Maria Rosario Vergeire...
