Last week, at our flag-raising ceremony at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), we had a distinguished guest share an important message on how NIH scientists can contribute to nation-building. Former Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, or Ma’am Rosette to those...
Ayala Healthcare Holdings Inc.’s (AC Health) Healthway Cancer Care Hospital (HCCH), the country ’ s first cancer specialty hospital, is teaming-up with global pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to launch its Lung Center of Excellence (COE) and a dedicated Lung Nodule Clinic. AC Health said this...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso expressed his gratitude to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., attributing recent developments in the city 's healthcare services to the strengthened cooperation between local and national governments. Domagoso made the statement as he...
By: Santosh Kesari, Country Manager of Omega Healthcare Philippines The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector remains one of the fastest-growing industries in the Philippines. According to the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP), the sector generated USD38 billion in...
The United States has announced that it will be providing P13.8 billion in foreign assistance to the Philippines intended for strengthening the country 's health system. The US Embassy in Manila said on Friday, Sept. 12, that the assistance aims to help the country in strengthening its health...
In response to the increasing violent, even fatal, incidents inside classrooms and schools, the Inner Wheel Club District 383 teamed up with the Girl Scout of the Philippines (GSP) and Metro Pacific Health – Corporate Social Responsibility (MPH-CSR) through De Los Santos Medical Center (DLSMC) to...
Medical attention does not end in the hospital; it should extend into our homes, where care and comfort are sustained through proper follow-up, support from loved ones, and access to essential medical guidance and resources. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), primary health care is...
In wellness centers across the Philippines, a quiet revolution is taking place. Patients are discovering that healing doesn’t always require expensive medications or complex procedures. Sometimes, the most powerful medicine comes in the humble form of 28 small green citrus fruits, consumed fresh...
How many times have you tried to go on a diet and failed? How many times have you tried to exercise and ended up not doing it again? Why does it seem so easy when other people do it, and it takes so much effort on your end without any visible results? Where did you go wrong? Being healthy is not...
Lately, I’ve been seeing an increase in patients coming to the clinic complaining of diarrhea and stomach upset. This may be due to the recent floods, which can increase the risk of food and water contamination. The term acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is used to lump together any number of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has officially phased out Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) and introduced a new, age-appropriate Reproductive Health Education (RHE) policy for Filipino students. The announcement was made by DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara following President Marcos’...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, September 6, said the total number of leptospirosis cases in the country has reached 4,859 since the rainy season began in June. The figure covers the period from June 8, a week after the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
