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DOH Calabarzon turns over 9 ambulance units to Rizal towns
July 11, 2018, 7:57 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH)-Calabarzon on Wednesday turned over nine ambulance units to local government units (LGUs) of Taytay, Binangonan, and Cainta, all in Rizal province. DOH-Calabarzon Regional Director Eduardo Janairo the said ambulances will help transport patients like… Read More
DOH medical aid benefits 12,658 indigents in Calabarzon
June 27, 2018, 10:10 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Health (DOH)–Calabarzon regional office reported Wednesday that its Medical Assistance for Indigent Patients (MAIP) program has benefitted around 12,658 indigent patients across the region comprising Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon provinces… Read More
DOH urges parents to participate in 'Brigada Eskwela'
May 29, 2018, 6:54 am
MANILA -- In response to the call of the Department of Education (DepEd) for communities and stakeholders' participation to Brigada Eskwela 2018, Department of Health (DOH) in Calabarzon on Monday called on parents especially those who have children vaccinated with Dengvaxia to also take part and… Read More
DOH wants blood test prior circumcision, tooth extractions
May 25, 2018, 8:30 pm
MANILA--Before undergoing circumcision or tooth extraction, Dengvaxia recipients in Calabarzon region should have a blood test first before proceeding with the procedures to discount the possibility that complications are caused by the vaccine, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said… Read More
DOH opens 7 Batangas private hospitals to indigents
May 24, 2018, 8:12 pm
MANILA --Seven private hospitals in Batangas can now be accessible to indigent patients for free. "Indigents will not need to worry anymore of hospital expenses in case they need immediate or emergency healthcare," said DOH Calabarzon Regional Director Eduardo Janairo in a phone interview with the… Read More
DOH readies personnel for psycho-social intervention in Calabarzon
May 10, 2018, 6:02 pm
MANILA --The Department of Health (DOH) has started training around 400 personnel in Calabarzon to undergo a three-day training and prepare them in holding psychosocial intervention activities to Dengvaxia recipients and family members, an official said Thursday. "The rationale for this is to… Read More
DOH to continuously monitor Dengvaxia recipients
April 30, 2018, 5:19 pm
MANILA-- An official of the Department Health (DOH) on Monday assured that even if recipients of the Dengvaxia vaccine will transfer to other schools they would still be monitored. "We have coordinated with schools and regions where they will possibly transfer," DOH Calabarzon Regional Director… Read More
DOH Calabarzon to put anti-mosquito screens in public schools
April 19, 2018, 5:17 pm
MANILA -- Government health personnel in Calabarzon will install insecticide-treated screens in public schools in the region to protect children who have been injected with the Dengvaxia vaccine, a Department of Health (DOH) official said Wednesday. "We are now identifying the public schools with… Read More
Comparative study on Dengvaxia, non-Dengvaxia recipients sought
April 19, 2018, 2:49 pm
MANILA -- An official of the Department of Health (DOH) has proposed that a research study be conducted to establish if the Dengvaxia dengue vaccine caused the deaths of children included in the immunization program of the government in 2016. DOH Calabarzon Regional Director Eduardo Janairo… Read More
DOH steps up vaccine info drive in Calabarzon
April 12, 2018, 4:08 pm
MANILA --An official of the Department of Health (DOH) has directed health personnel to take a pro-active approach and reach out to every barangay in Region 4-A or Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), ensuring that residents will be given proper information on the importance of… Read More
DOH wants license revocation vs. erring hospitals
March 15, 2018, 5:01 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday warned hospitals that will refuse to attend to emergency cases patients or else have their licenses to operate revoked. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III issued the stern warning after receiving reports that some hospitals in Cavite allegedly… Read More
Lawmaker mulls aid for Dengvaxia victims from returned P1.1-B
January 25, 2018, 9:40 pm
STA. ROSA CITY, Laguna – A Laguna lawmaker wants the PHP 1.1-billion money returned by the Sanofi firm to the Philippine government following the Dengvaxia brouhaha to serve as the fund source to aid those children adversely affected by Dengvaxia vaccine.Laguna first district Representative… Read More
DOH intensifies surveillance of Dengvaxia immunized kids in CALABARZON
January 25, 2018, 8:48 pm
STA. ROSA CITY, Laguna –Health Secretary Dr. Francisco T. Duque III on Thursday confirmed that 2,994 Dengvaxia-vaccinated children from the more than 4,000 immunized children in the CALABARZON region, are under heightened surveillance and close-monitoring by the Department of Health (DOH).Duque,… Read More
