Search Result for “DOH CALABARZON”
DOH rural health unit to service Lumban folks in 2019
October 19, 2018, 11:15 am
LUMBAN, Laguna – A new two-storey rural health unit (RHU) will be ready to serve the local community here by the first quarter of 2019. This, after the Department of Health (DOH) in Calabarzon turned over an initial PHP5 million to the local government for the construction of the PHP15-million… Read More
Age should not hinder productivity, DOH exec tells elderlies
October 16, 2018, 6:27 pm
LUMBAN, Laguna – An official of the Department of Health (DOH) called on senior citizens of this town to make the most of the extended lives afforded by modern medicine, to pursue their interests as they remain viable and productive members of society. DOH Calabarzon Regional Director, Dr.… Read More
DOH lauds city execs; vows support for new 'Ospital ng Imus'
October 14, 2018, 2:54 pm
IMUS CITY, Cavite -- Department of Health Region 4-A (Calabarzon) Director Eduardo C. Janairo lauded city officials for the "legendary first” public hospital in the district and vowed his continued support to make it a facility of choice among local folks here. Speaking during the soft launching… Read More
DOH retools village health workers vs. common illnesses
October 11, 2018, 4:39 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) in Calabarzon has retooled barangay health workers (BHWs) to improve their skills and immediately identify common diseases, like tuberculosis (TB) and dengue, plaguing their respective communities. During the launching of the first BHW Convention in Pasay… Read More
DOH trains health workers on ECG, ultrasound operations
October 10, 2018, 12:29 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Around 80 government health workers from the Calabarzon provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon started Tuesday their two-day training on Electrocardiogram (ECG) and Ultrasound operations at the Eurotel Hotel, Quezon City from Oct. 9 to 10. The Department… Read More
150 elderlies get DOH free med assistance, health services
October 2, 2018, 10:54 am
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – As an opening salvo to the country’s observance of “National Filipino Elderly Week” from Oct. 1 to 7, the Department of Health (DOH) in Calabarzon staged its first “Senior Citizen’s Health Summit,” which drew some 150 elderlies from the Calabarzon provinces of… Read More
Cars top road crash incidents in Metro Manila: MMDA
September 19, 2018, 5:20 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna –Some 110,025 crash incidents happened in Metro Manila last year, or about 299 incidents daily, according to the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA). MMDA data shows that 434 people died and about 19,374 were hurt in Metro Manila due to road accidents last year. This… Read More
DOH intensifies health care delivery thru telemedicine
September 11, 2018, 8:55 pm
MANILA -- To overcome the geographical barriers in public health care delivery in the region, the Department of Health (DOH) Calabarzon launched on Tuesday the Telemedicine program. In a press briefing in Pasay City, DOH Calabarzon director Eduardo Janairo said telemedicine is the use of… Read More
DOH Calabarzon eyes system for free blood to patients
September 4, 2018, 12:55 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Department of Health (DOH)-Calabarzon plans to make available blood products without any cost to the patient and readily available when the need arises through the establishment of a blood service delivery network. DOH Calabarzon Regional Director Dr. Eduardo C. Janairo… Read More
DOH Calabarzon gets portable lab kit for outbreak monitoring
September 2, 2018, 3:14 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- The Department of Health (DOH) Calabarzon Regional Office is one of the recipients of portable laboratory kits for disease outbreak monitoring from the ASEAN-Canada Global Partnership Program (GPP). Aside from Calabarzon, 16 other Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance… Read More
Improvement of health systems also LGUs role: DOH
August 26, 2018, 4:19 pm
MANILA -- Improvement of local health systems through resolution of common health inequities is not the sole responsibility of Department of Health (DOH), an official of the agency said. In an interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA), DOH Calabarzon Director Eduardo Janairo said their… Read More
DOH, Calabarzon execs ink pact to improve health delivery system
August 26, 2018, 2:04 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- The Department of Health (DOH) regional office spearheaded on Friday the signing of a joint memorandum to improve health delivery system in Region 4-A (Calabarzon). DOH officials and mayors from Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon signed the Joint Regional… Read More
P156-M-surgery facility opens in Batangas
August 26, 2018, 12:32 pm
BATANGAS CITY -- A new surgery building worth PHP155.9 million at the Batangas Medical Center (BatMC) compound was inaugurated Friday to provide state of the art surgical facilities with operating room complex for patients from Calabarzon provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and… Read More
DOH to set up PWD registry in Calabarzon
August 23, 2018, 6:14 pm
MANILA -- To better serve persons with disability (PWDs) in their region, the Department of Health (DOH) in Calabarzon on Thursday launched an orientation on regional registry creation for PWDs in Quezon City. “This orientation is important for our MHOs (municipality health officers), CHOs (city… Read More
DOH IV-A reports 562 new cases of adverse post-Dengvaxia events
August 18, 2018, 6:36 pm
SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – The Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the Department of Health (DOH) in Region IV-A (Calabarzon) reported Friday an additional 562 ‘Adverse Event Following Dengvaxia Immunization’ (AEFDI) cases from Aug. 4 to 10 this year, bringing the total… Read More
DOH to start examining profiled Dengvaxia vaccinees on Friday
August 14, 2018, 8:28 am
IMUS CITY, Cavite – The Department of Health (DOH) Calabarzon regional office will start conducting physical examination (PE) on profiled Dengvaxia vaccine recipients at the Sta. Rosa Community Hospital on Friday (Aug 17). DOH-4A Regional Director Dr. Eduardo C. Janairo will personally lead the… Read More
DOH starts inspection of Calabarzon health facilities
August 10, 2018, 9:18 pm
IMUS, Cavite -- Busy days lie ahead for Department of Health (DOH) Region IV-A (Calabarzon) Regional Director Eduardo C. Janairo, as he embarks on series of inspection this month of the various health facilities in the region to ensure 24/7 health care services to residents. The DOH Calabarzon… Read More
5-hectare drug treatment, rehab facility to rise in Cavite in 2020
July 19, 2018, 8:50 pm
TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite – A 5-hectare complex with 25-building drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation center (DATRC) will rise in Barangay Osorio here to cater to illegal drug users/surrenderers and drug dependents from the Calabarzon Region following the groundbreaking ceremony on… Read More
Parents of Dengvaxia recipients want audience with Duterte
July 17, 2018, 6:44 pm
MANILA -- A group of parents, whose children were vaccinated with the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, called on President Rodrigo Duterte to sit down and have a dialogue with them regarding the matter. "Kailangan namin ang boses niya para magkaisa ang government agencies -- Department of Health (DOH),… Read More
Number of dengue deaths in Calabarzon up
July 16, 2018, 6:49 pm
MANILA -- The number of dengue deaths in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) Region doubled during the first half of the year, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) bared Monday. DOH Calabarzon Regional Director Eduardo Janairo said they have so far recorded 46 dengue… Read More
