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DOH Calabarzon immunizes over 800K kids vs. measles
March 12, 2019, 3:36 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health 4-A (DOH-Calabarzon) has immunized a total of 862,237 children in the region in line with the government's intensified anti-measles campaign. According to the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, the figure is equivalent to 50.9 percent of the target… Read More
DOH Calabarzon intensifies anti-measles campaign thru NDP
March 10, 2019, 4:28 pm
MANILA -- Department of Health (DOH) 4-A (Calabarzon) has intensified its anti-measles mass immunization campaign in the region through the Nurse Deployment Program (NDP). In a statement on Saturday, DOH Calabarzon regional director Eduardo Janairo said nurses were deployed in all the… Read More
Cavite seeks exemption of measles fund from poll ban
February 27, 2019, 3:53 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- Cavite Gov. Jesus Crispin Remulla is seeking exemption from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) restrictions during the election period so that local government units (LGUs) could source out additional funds to address the measles outbreak in the province. Remulla, chair… Read More
DOH-Calabarzon launches mall anti-measles vaccination post
February 24, 2019, 4:31 pm
TAGAYTAY CITY — As a measure to curb the rising cases of dengue, the Department of Health regional office in Calabarzon on Sunday launched its mall vaccination post at the Ayala Malls Serin here. Parents can bring their children for immunization to the Corte Area 1 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon until… Read More
Calabarzon records almost 2,500 measles cases, 61 deaths
February 19, 2019, 4:43 pm
IMUS CITY, Cavite -- The recorded suspected measles cases in the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon, or collectively known as Calabarzon, have reached 2,494, with 61 reported deaths. A report from the Department of Health's (DOH) Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit… Read More
DOH Calabarzon TF conducts mass vaccination vs. measles
February 13, 2019, 9:10 pm
BIŇAN CITY, Laguna -- The Department of Health (DOH) Calabarzon task force on Tuesday conducted a mass vaccination against the infectious measles disease to some 20 children aged three to 10 years old here. The surprised faces of diners at the Jollibee fast food chain in Bayan, Barangay Sto.… Read More
DOH-Calabarzon forms task force vs. measles outbreak
February 12, 2019, 8:10 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) 4-A (Calabarzon) has formed a task force that will urgently address the rapid increase of measles cases in the region by beefing up its immunization program. DOH 4-A Director, Dr. Eduardo Janairo convened an emergency meeting at the Vivaldi Hotel in Cubao… Read More
Massive anti-measles drive launched in Calabarzon
February 11, 2019, 8:21 pm
CALAMBA CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) Calabarzon regional office on Monday directed all Provincial Health Offices (PHOs), City Health Offices (CHOs), National Immunization Program (NIP) coordinators and Provincial Health Team Officers in the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal… Read More
DOH mulls upgrade in health indicators for LGU assessments
December 17, 2018, 8:46 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A Department of Health (DOH) top official in the Calabarzon Region has proposed to amend and upgrade the health indicators starting next year so that clients would be afforded better health services at the local government level. “It is about time din na baguhin na ang… Read More
Noveleta Region 4-A’s Top Performing LGU for health services
December 17, 2018, 7:26 pm
NOVELETA, Cavite -- Mayor Dino Reyes Chua on Monday rallied townsfolk here to sustain the collaborative partnership among residents and the health care workers after bagging the award as Top Performing Local Government Unit (LGU) in health services in Calabarzon (Region 4-A). Reyes with Municipal… Read More
DOH-Calabarzon's 2nd community drugstore opens in Mauban
December 13, 2018, 11:10 am
MAUBAN, Quezon – Department of Health (DOH) Calabarzon regional officials opened Tuesday the second “Botika ng Bayan” (BnB) in the region after forging a memorandum of agreement with local government executives at the town hall here. The first BnB was launched in the municipality of San… Read More
DOH urges midwives to focus more on pregnancy, childbirth
November 29, 2018, 12:36 pm
MANILA – Department of Health (DOH)-Calabarzon Regional Director Eduardo C. Janairo on Monday urged midwives to focus their health care services more on pregnancy and child birth to at least reduce maternal/childbirth deaths in the country. Addressing some 254 midwives from Cavite, Laguna,… Read More
DOH-Calabarzon to hire doctors, health workers on job order basis
November 27, 2018, 5:47 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) in Region 4-A (Calabarzon) plans to hire doctors and health personnel on job order basis to resolve the urgent need for additional personnel in government hospitals in the region, more particularly at the Bacoor District Hospital. DOH 4-A Director Eduardo… Read More
DOH, PSH ink pact on cardiovascular disease risk assessment
November 20, 2018, 3:32 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- The Department of Health (DOH) Regional Office on Monday forged a memorandum of agreement with the Philippine Society of Hypertension (PSH) to improve cardiovascular (CV) risk assessment and management and health intervention undertakings in the region. DOH Calabarzon… Read More
Janairo calls for setting up of health service delivery network
November 19, 2018, 5:07 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna - Dr. Eduardo C. Janairo, regional director of the Department of Health (DOH-4A) has called on sanitary engineers, sanitation officers and health inspectors to establish an effective health service delivery network in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon ) in… Read More
DOH, Cavite officials to improve services of Bacoor hospital
November 9, 2018, 8:25 pm
BACOOR CITY, Cavite – The 10-bed Bacoor District Hospital will be renovated and its services improved following Friday’s forging of a tripartite agreement between the Department of Health (DOH) and provincial and city officials at the Bacoor Government Center here. Signatories to the agreement… Read More
38 Calabarzon lifeguards complete 8-day training course
October 31, 2018, 5:03 pm
LEMERY, Batangas -- In the run-up to ensure life-saving operations for holiday-goers during the observance of “Undas,” the first batch of 38 lifeguards completed their eight-day rigorous training course under the auspices of the Department of Health (DOH) Calabarzon and the Philippine Coast… Read More
DOH regional chief apologizes to scores of Dengvaxia vaccinees
October 27, 2018, 7:46 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A top regional official of the Department of Health (DOH) Calabarzon expressed on Friday what seems to be the first public apology to some 500 Dengvaxia patients in Laguna, who are still reeling from the effects of the vaccination fiasco, during the “Mental Health Fair… Read More
Dengvaxia kid-vaccinees unleash artistic works
October 27, 2018, 7:34 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Around 500 Dengvaxia-vaccinated high schoolers and their parents gathered at the “First Mental Health Fair for Dengvaxia Vaccinees” on Friday and partook in the day-long psycho-social and health services from the Department of Health (DOH) Calabarzon regional office.… Read More
Calabarzon needs more health workers: DOH
October 25, 2018, 12:54 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- A top official of the Department of Health (DOH) Calabarzon Regional Office has called on development partners to help resolve the shortage of health workers in the region, which comprises the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon. Dr. Eduardo C. Janairo,… Read More
