Health and Lifestyle
DOH inaugurates new drug rehab center in Las Piñas
October 7, 2019, 6:21 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday inaugurated the Las Piñas Drug Abuse and Treatment Rehabilitation Center in response to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s call to prioritize and synergize efforts to stop drug addiction. In his speech, DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III noted the… Read More
Advocate organ donation, DOH-Calabarzon tells health workers
October 5, 2019, 10:35 am
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… Read More
Antibiotics abuse: Saving money at the expense of one’s health
October 3, 2019, 7:34 pm
MANILA -- Many cash-strapped Filipinos tend not to finish their dosage of antibiotics in order to save money. Little did they know that this practice will cost them bigger expenses later when their disease or infection becomes resistant to antibiotics. “Sasabihin ng doktor one week ang… Read More
DOH-Bicol calls for hygienic defecation to prevent polio
October 2, 2019, 9:04 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- The Center for Health Development in Bicol is calling on all local government units in the region to strictly implement the Zero Open Defecation (ZOD) program of the agency to prevent oro-fecal transmitted diseases including polio. "Polio or poliomyelitis is a fatal and disabling… Read More
Bicolanos asked to sustain fight vs. dengue
October 1, 2019, 9:20 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- The Department of Health's (DOH) Center for Health Development in Bicol is advising residents to be consistent in implementing the "4S" strategy against dengue in order to curb the rise in cases of the mosquito-borne disease. Dr. Ernie Vera, DOH-Bicol regional director, said in an… Read More
Suspected diphtheria case reported in Bataan
October 1, 2019, 7:02 pm
DINALUPIHAN, Bataan -- Health authorities on Tuesday reported the hospitalization of a four-year-old boy from this town due to suspected diphtheria, pending laboratory results from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Alabang, Muntinlupa. Vice Mayor Renato Matawaran here said the… Read More
Naga City to conduct total immunization of children vs. polio
September 27, 2019, 9:06 pm
NAGA CITY --- The City Health Office of the local government unit here is in the process of identifying children in the city’s 27 barangays who have not yet completed the required dosage of the anti-polio vaccine. The office is also conducting an inventory of supplies needed in polio… Read More
Malasakit Center could be part of integrated health system
September 27, 2019, 5:13 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- The Malasakit Center, a one-stop-shop for the delivery of health services, could be integrated into the unified integrated health delivery system once the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law are released in October, a Philippine Health… Read More
PH still polio-free country: DOH
September 26, 2019, 2:12 pm
MANILA -- The Philippines remains a polio-free country, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday. “Technically, the WHO (World Health Organization) clarified that Philippines is still polio-free kasi ang polio-free means na-eradicate natin ang (because polio-free means we have… Read More
DOH urges parents anew to complete kids' vaccination
September 25, 2019, 6:20 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday urged parents to ensure that their children receive the complete dose of all recommended vaccines in their first year of life. In a statement, the DOH stressed the importance of protecting infants and children from other vaccine-preventable… Read More
PH named focus country for childhood cancer global initiative
September 25, 2019, 6:06 pm
MANILA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated the Philippines as the first focus country in the Western Pacific for the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer. “One year ago, the United Nations established this initiative at the UN General Assembly. The country was selected… Read More
No threatening diphtheria cases in PH: DOH
September 25, 2019, 4:31 pm
MANILA -- There is no threatening trend concerning diphtheria — a bacterial infection affecting the nose and throat — in the country, a health official said Wednesday. “We’re getting around 150 cases a year, pero hindi naman (but it is not that) significant. 2018 is actually less compared… Read More
WHO urges countries to add 1% plus of GDP on health care
September 23, 2019, 1:48 pm
GENEVA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday urged all countries to increase spending on primary healthcare by at least 1% of their GDP, so as to close glaring coverage gaps and meet health targets agreed in 2015. In its latest Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Monitoring Report, the WHO… Read More
DOH confirms another polio case in Laguna
September 20, 2019, 6:26 pm
MANILA -- A five-year-old boy from Laguna is the latest confirmed polio case in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. In a statement, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said this is the second human case of polio recorded this year, after samples sent to the Japan National… Read More
DOH ready against haze-related health problems
September 20, 2019, 4:17 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) has prepositioned medical supplies to protect residents in the Visayas and Mindanao from possible health problems brought about by the haze from the forest fires in Indonesia. “We’re already preparing supplies including the N-95 masks, which might be… Read More
Amid polio re-emergence, DOH works to solve open defecation
September 20, 2019, 4:06 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) is working to address the open defecation problem, amid the re-emergence of polio disease in the country, a health official said Thursday. “We're doing something about it. First of all, we want to identify funds, and we're working with other government… Read More
DOH-Bicol urges parents to have kids vaccinated vs. polio
September 18, 2019, 8:45 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) 5 (Bicol) is urging parents to have their children vaccinated against polio in health centers, as part of its intensified efforts to prevent the transmission of the viral disease in the region. In an interview on Wednesday, Dr. Monrey Isaiah Mancilla,… Read More
Rise in NegOr dengue cases alarming: DOH
September 13, 2019, 5:13 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The number of dengue cases in Negros Oriental continues to rise as health authorities and local government units scramble to contain the outbreaks in their communities. The latest available data of the Department of Health (DOH) in Negros Oriental showed that as of Sept. 7, a… Read More
DOH exceeds measles vaccination target
September 10, 2019, 7:30 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday reported that it has reached over 100 percent of its target children for anti-measles vaccination. "We were able to vaccinate 3,882,622 children who are 6 to 59 months old as of August 30, 2019, which is 103 percent coverage, because our target… Read More
Tuberculosis still a health issue in Bicol: DOH
September 9, 2019, 5:30 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- Tuberculosis (TB) remains to be a health problem that needs to be addressed in Bicol, as close to 11,000 people were reported to be afflicted with this lung disease last year, the Department of Health (DOH) in the region said. DOH data indicated that 10,614 TB cases were recorded… Read More
