MANILA – The Department of Health in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Batangas, Quezon) has opened the Center for Vaccination and Clinical Laboratory located at the Southern Tagalog Regional Hospital (STRH) in Bacoor City, Cavite.“I commend the STRH family for continuously implementing... Read More
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH)-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) and Cavite local government units have established isolation facilities in the province to be used as quarantine facilities for persons under investigation (PUI) and confirmed patients with mild... Read More
STRESS RELIEVER. Evacuees at Sto. Tomas, Batangas enjoy the newly-installed LED TVs as they watch various health infomercials of the Department of Health (DOH), including advisories on food safety and health effects of the ashfall. The DOH-Region 4-A distributed television sets in several... Read More
MANILA -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Tuesday said it has provided assistance to residents of Batangas who were affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano.PCSO General Manager Royina Marzan-Garma led the donation of 5,000 N95 masks, 3,300 grocery packs and medicines to affected... Read More
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) in Calabarzon (Region IV-A) on Monday has been placed on full alert following the eruption of Taal Volcano in Batangas over the weekend.In a statement, DOH Regional Director Eduardo Janairo said all health facilities have been readied in response to the... Read More
IMUS CITY, Cavite -- The Department of Health in Region 4-A (Calabarzon) rolled out Monday its telemedicine program which aims to improve health service delivery in identified geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) of the region.DOH Calabarzon director Eduardo Janairo said the... Read More
GENERAL TRIAS CITY, Cavite -- As the newborn screening (NBS) procedure is still considered new in the country's health system, a Department of Health (DOH) official urged NBS implementers to engage in research to open new leads and discover breakthroughs."Pwede nyo gawin yun, we will fund you to do... Read More
MANILA -- An official of the Department of Health (DOH) urged the public to break the stigma attached to mental health illnesses and refrain from discriminating persons suffering from it.DOH-Calabarzon regional director Eduardo Janairo said there should be a change to one's perspective on mental... Read More
MANILA --A regional council for mental health care is set to be established by the Department of Health (DOH) in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) region.DOH Calabarzon Regional Director Eduardo Janairo on Thursday said the creation of the Regional Council for Mental Health... Read More
NASUGBU, Batangas -- The regional office of the Department of Health (DOH) on Friday encouraged its health workers to become organ donors and advocate for organ donation in their respective communities.Director of DOH 4-A (Calabarzon), Dr. Eduardo Janairo, noted that about 128 patients were waiting... Read More
IMUS CITY, Cavite – The Department of Health (DOH) in Calabarzon (Region 4A) has embarked on a series of training of its health workers particularly on family planning to improve rural health services in the region.“Kailangan nating ayusin lahat ng mga Rural Health Units (RHUs) at... Read More
BACOOR CITY, Cavite – Residents of Barangays Talaba IV and Zapote II on Friday embarked on a massive clean-up and clearing stagnant waters in creeks and esteros that are suspected breeding sites of the dengue-carrying mosquitoes.The massive clean-up drive is among the vector control measures... Read More
MANILA -- As road crashes become part of the public health concerns due to hospital admissions, deaths, injuries, disability, emotional and economic costs to society, Department of Health (DOH) Regional Director Eduardo C. Janairo has directed the regional Violence and Injury Prevention... Read More
MANILA -- The number of measles cases in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) continues to decrease amid reports of increased deaths from the disease in the first half of the year, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday.In an interview with the Philippine News... Read More
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- The Department of Health (DOH) in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) urged residents to take precautionary measures as the number of leptospirosis cases in the region has reached 75, with 12 recorded deaths.DOH Calabarzon regional director Eduardo... Read More
SAN MATEO, Rizal – The Department of Health regional office has distributed some 180 assistive devices comprised of wheelchairs, crutches, canes and walkers to persons with disability (PWDs) in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon (Calabarzon).The distribution ceremony culminated the... Read More
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- Health Secretary Francisco Duque has appointed Calabarzon Regional Health Director Eduardo Janairo as chair of the National Dengvaxia Task Force to properly address and manage concerns surrounding the effects on the use of the Dengvaxia vaccine.Janairo said the task force... Read More
BACOOR CITY, Cavite – To avert the spread of human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in this city, the Department of Health (DOH) regional office and the Department of Education (DepEd)-Bacoor City Division held on Monday a “Peer Education Training"... Read More
STA. CRUZ, Laguna -- The Department of Health (DOH) regional office in Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon (Calabarzon) area is urging the public to embark on intensive preventive measures while there is no available officially approved dengue vaccine yet.“This is in support of the declaration... Read More
STA. CRUZ, Laguna – A total of 1,590 blood bags have been collected from various blood donors from the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon during the Department of Health (DOH)-Calabarzon's series of bloodletting activities in observance of July as “National Blood... Read More
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