Health and Lifestyle
DOH Region 8 awaits test results of suspected nCoV carrier
January 28, 2020, 2:45 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) regional office here expects to get the results Wednesday of the initial test of specimen samples taken from an American citizen who has been quarantined in a hospital here for manifesting symptoms similar to novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). On Monday,… Read More
Death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak rises to 106
January 28, 2020, 1:51 pm
BEIJING -- The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak has climbed to 106, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday. Some 4,515 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus, also known as 2019-nCoV, had been reported in 30 provincial-level regions by the end of… Read More
Bohol safe from new coronavirus strain: health exec
January 27, 2020, 8:43 pm
CEBU CITY – Bohol province has remained safe from the new coronavirus strain discovered in Wuhan, China that killed at least 80 and hospitalized 2,700 people, the provincial health office said on Monday. Dr. Cesar Tomas Lopez, assistant provincial health officer, however, said there should be no… Read More
Medical mission benefits nearly 600 Bulakenyos
January 27, 2020, 7:42 pm
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan—Almost 600 Bulakenyos availed of free medical and surgical services in a mission on Monday initiated by the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) Medical Mission Foundation of Greater St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America in partnership with the provincial… Read More
NegOr remains malaria-free: health exec
January 27, 2020, 6:13 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The province of Negros Oriental has remained malaria-free for seven consecutive years and will be given due recognition by the Department of Health (DOH) in Region 7, said Dr. Liland Estacion, the head of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) on Monday. She said DOH-7 Regional… Read More
11 foreigners ‘under investigation’ for possible nCoV infection
January 27, 2020, 3:55 pm
MANILA -- Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday said about 11 persons are under investigation for suspected infection of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). In an interview over CNN, Duque said the 11 patients under investigation (PUIs) are "of international… Read More
What Pinoys need to know about nCoV
January 25, 2020, 5:28 pm
MANILA -- As the number of cases and deaths due to novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV continues to rise, the Department of Health (DOH) has met these reports with equally heightened monitoring of patients who have been suffering from "flu-like" symptoms while visiting the country. Apart from… Read More
Pampanga hospital ready to handle coronavirus
January 24, 2020, 8:39 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga—An official of the Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital here (JBLMRH), one of the government hospitals in Central Luzon, said they are prepared in case the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) reaches the province. JBLMRH Medical Center chief, Dr. Monserrat Chichioco… Read More
Suspected meningo patient recovering fast: NegOr health exec
January 24, 2020, 4:15 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A five-year-old child who is under close observation after exhibiting symptoms of possible meningococcemia is responding positively to treatment and is “up and about and playful”, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) chief said. Dr. Liland Estacion said on Friday the girl is… Read More
WHO says 'too early' to say n-COV global emergency
January 24, 2020, 3:17 pm
GENEVA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday it was "too early" to declare the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). "I am not declaring a public health emergency of international concern today. As it was yesterday,… Read More
DOH-12 optimistic of meeting target for mass polio vaccination
January 24, 2020, 2:35 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Health personnel in Region 12 (Soccksargen) are optimistic of meeting the target 95 percent coverage in the ongoing second round of the mass immunization campaign against polio. Dr. Aristides Tan, Department of Health (DOH)-12 director, said Thursday their immunization teams… Read More
Chinese boy 'with CoV' now stable: DOH-7
January 23, 2020, 9:41 pm
CEBU CITY – Health officials here on Thursday said the discovery of the coronavirus (CoV) strain on a five-year-old Chinese boy from Wuhan, China should not cause panic. Dr. Van Philip Baton, medical officer of the Center for Health Development under the Department of Health in Region 7 (DOH-7),… Read More
DOH reports decline in dengue cases nationwide
January 23, 2020, 7:44 pm
MANILA -- Dengue cases nationwide continue to decline, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday. Based on the DOH's Dengue Surveillance Reports as of Jan. 17, 2020, only one region exceeded the alert threshold and another exceeded the epidemic threshold. The reports showed a steady… Read More
MCIA sets up measures to prevent spread of new coronavirus
January 23, 2020, 6:46 pm
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – The Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) management said it has started implementing strict precautionary measures to prevent the spread and transmission of the novel coronavirus. Andrew Harrison, chief executive adviser of GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation, said… Read More
Suspected case of meningococcemia reported in Dumaguete
January 23, 2020, 6:27 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Health authorities here were looking into a possible meningococcemia case involving a five-year-old girl who was brought to a private hospital here on Wednesday afternoon. As of Thursday morning, there was no official announcement on the case from the Department of Health (DOH)… Read More
DOH welcomes law on higher sin tax, vapes
January 23, 2020, 3:38 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday lauded President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing of Republic Act 11467 which increases the excise tax on alcohol products, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) or vapes, and heated tobacco products (HTPs). “This is a win-win situation for all.… Read More
RITM, Bulacan towns join hands against rabies
January 23, 2020, 3:24 pm
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan -- A prevention and treatment network model that could help eliminate rabies will soon be established in this province. The provincial government of Bulacan headed by Governor Daniel R. Fernando, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) represented by Director Dr.… Read More
DOH distributes TV sets in evacuation centers to relieve stress
January 23, 2020, 11:39 am
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
Chinese boy suspected of new coronavirus recovers: DOH
January 22, 2020, 7:53 pm
MANILA -- Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday reported that the five-year-old boy from China tested positive for a non-specific pancoronavirus has recovered from flu-like symptoms. "'Yung bata po, magaling na. Konting ubo, wala na pong lagnat. Kaya merong posibilidad na baka naman… Read More
DOH warns public vs. health problems due to coronavirus
January 22, 2020, 3:52 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday warned the public against the health issues which may be caused by a coronavirus. In a health advisory, the DOH said the coronavirus is from a family of viruses that cause various diseases characterized by cough and colds leading to serious… Read More
