DOH LOGO The country has logged 149 cases of mosquito-borne chikungunya so far for this year. Based on the latest surveillance report, the DOH said that the 149 chikungunya cases were recorded from the period of Jan. 1 to June 11. The figure is 263 percent higher as compared to the 41 cases...
The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged the public to donate blood in order to help save lives. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement in observance of the "National Blood Donors Month." DOH LOGO “Sparing 15 minutes of your time can save at least three lives,” said...
Some 203 barangay nutrition scholars in Caloocan City underwent chest X-ray for free at the Caloocan People’s Park on Friday, July 8. The local government said that the program is part of its anti-tubercolosis (TB) campaign. It also aims to determine the overall health status of the scholars. Dr....
THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. The increasing trend of dengue cases in the Philippines is “quite alarming,” the Department of Health (DOH) said. From January to June, the DOH already recorded 51,622 dengue cases nationwide. During the same period last year, there were only...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City Health Department (CCHD) appealed to parents here Friday, July 8, to bring their children aged 12 to 17 to vaccination sites for COVID-19 booster shots. The CCHD pleaded after the first day of booster shots for 12 to 17-years-old last Thursday, July 7, had a low turnout....
(AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) urged at least 40 million fully-vaccinated Filipinos to receive their first Covid-19 vaccine booster shot. “Our eligible population for the first booster shot would be around 55 million individuals. At present, there are 15.2 million Filipinos...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has reintroduced in the 19th Congress the bill which seeks to mandate the appointment of at least two barangay health workers (BHWs) in every barangay and granting them standard salaries and additional incentives. Go, who will again chair the Senate Committee on...
THE mother of 19-year-old Amierkhan Mangacop wipes her tears as she appeals for justice for her son who shot dead in a bar altercation in Davao City last week. (Keith Bacongco) DAVAO CITY – The 19-year-old student allegedly shot dead by a doctor of the Police Regional Office-Davao Region in a bar...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Screengrab from RTVM) President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. needs to undergo isolation for a period of seven days after he tested positive for Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Marcos tested positive in an antigen test for Covid-19,...
(MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) has expressed its support to the proposal to implement full resumption of face-to-face classes. “The Department of Health fully supports the opening of classes, (its) full implementation—we fully support that,” said Health...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN More cases of BA.5 Omicron subvariant were detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, July 7. In a statement, the DOH said that 140 cases of BA.5 subvariant were detected in the latest genome sequencing run. Also included in the...
Given the focus on the deadly and infectious Covid-19, people may have forgotten about dengue; how it could be equally fatal since the disease-carrying mosquitoes might just be right around someone's backyard. THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. This was specifically pointed out by...
