DOH A total of 589 measles cases were recorded across the country in 2022, data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed. This figure posted a 186 percent increase as compared to the year 2021 where only 206 cases were logged, the DOH report showed. Calabarzon registered the most number of...
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UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo Recently, a news article stated that Germany and the United Kingdom are luring second-year nursing students to continue their studies in their countries with free tuition and lodging. Once they finish their nursing course, they have to serve a period of time...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) reported an 80 percent increase in leptospirosis cases in 2022. Dr. Grace Tan, CESU head, said 45 cases, including 11 deaths, were recorded last year, compared to the 25 cases with six deaths in 2021. The age range of patients...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Jan. 23, a total of 1,891 new Covid-19 cases during the past week. (DOH / Manila Bulletin) In its weekly case bulletin, DOH said that the daily average cases are currently at 270 which is 35 percent lower than the cases on Jan. 9 to Jan. 15. DOH...
Medicines (File Photo) Public hospitals with cancer specialty services and some health experts have expressed their support to Department of Health (DOH) officials who are facing complaints for alleged mismanagement of funds for cancer patients. In a statement, 20 public hospitals said that funds...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, January 22 reiterated the need for more mental health initiatives in schools to help address the mental stress plaguing students, faculty members and parents. Gatchalian made the call following the fatal stabbing incident involving two minor students of Culiat...
DOH The Philippines continue to record a low number of new Covid-19 cases per day. Based on the Department of Health's (DOH) Covid-19 tracker, only 256 cases were confirmed on Friday, Jan. 20. This was slightly higher than the 251 cases on Thursday, Jan. 19. Most of the new cases in the past two...
Metro Pacific Health signs collaboration agreement with mWell, the Philippines’ first fully integrated health app MPIC chief finance, risk and sustainability officer and mWell CEO Chaye Cabal-Revilla (center) during the signing ceremony with MPH chief executive officer, Dr. Harish Pillai and MPH...
Who knew that music through guitar lessons can help restore lost functions in a stroke patient? (Photo courtesy of DOST-PCHRD) This is now being developed by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) together with the University...
DOH The country saw 251 more cases of Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday, Jan. 19. In its daily update, the DOH said 10,863 Covid-19 patients are still receiving treatment or undergoing quarantine. The regions with the most cases in the recent 14 days were the National...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Philippines is expected to receive one million bivalent Covid-19 vaccines “in the coming months” to be donated by other countries and the global vaccine...
