The Department of Health-Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) issued Certificates of Proficiency for 2022 to all 14 Philippine Red Cross (PRC) molecular laboratories across the country. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS FACEBOOK) According to a statement released by PRC on Monday, July 4, all 14...
Valeria Doctors aims to redefine the landscape of Dentistry and Aesthetic Medicine in the Philippines. Owned by three young and promising professionals, Dr. Patricia Diana Suiza, Dr. Lieth Momani and Dr. Brian Punzal, Valeria is set to leave footprints in the global industry as they venture not...
The Quezon City (QC) government resumed its free maintenance medicines program for all senior citizens on Tuesday, April 5. The pilot run for the relaunch was held on Tuesday in key areas in the city’s six districts - Toro Hills Covered Court in Barangay Bahay Toro for District 1; Barangay...
All senior citizens in Quezon City will get monthly maintenance medicines for free through the city's Senior Citizen Maintenance Medicine Program. The free maintenance medicines are for hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol. Under the program, each indigent senior citizen with the said...
The Pasig City local government signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with One Meralco Foundation (OMF) and the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH) for the grant of medical scholarship to aspiring medical students in the city on Tuesday, March 1. The medical scholarship offers an...
President Duterte has ordered to give the "widest publicity" for the list of accredited online sellers of medicines to educate the public. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the People” public briefing that was aired on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (RTVM Screenshot) During a...
The University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) and UP College of Medicine-Philippine General Hospital (PGH) raised concern for the safety of arrested UPM alumna Dr. Natividad "Naty" Castro. Dr. Naty Castro (Photo courtesy of Castro's family) In a statement, UP Manila expressed concern that Navaro,...
It can even create and adjust based on client's preferences "Filipinos have become more watchful of their health and safety than ever before," says Apotheca Integrative Pharmacy (AIP) Chief Executive Officer Richard Lista. "We, at AIP, want to offer a wider range of solutions to help every...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is now crafting a memorandum circular instructing local government units to step up the crackdown against individuals selling fake medicines. “We will support the Food and Drug Administration through a memo circular to our LGUs to have...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) has started on Monday, Jan. 31, the construction of the Nuclear Medicine Research and Innovation Centre. (PNRI) DOST Secretary Fortunato "Boy" de la Pena stressed the importance of nuclear medicine,...
(RITM) The seven subnational laboratories of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) have the capacity to test vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs), an official of the institute said on Wednesday, Jan. 26. “Tungkol po doon sa sub-national laboratories natin, ito po ay para sa apat na...
(RITM) An official of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) reminded the public to only use COVID-19 self-administered antigen test kits that were already approved by the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "Mahalaga po na iyong gagamitin natin na mga kit sa pag-test ay...
