Health and Lifestyle
Unvaccinated inbound travelers to show negative antigen result
December 14, 2022, 4:47 pm
MANILA – Travelers who are not fully vaccinated or have failed to verify their vaccination status must present a certified negative antigen test result when entering the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday. In a Viber message to reporters, the DOH said the antigen test… Read More
Vax cards issued by LGUs may be used for overseas travel: DOH
December 13, 2022, 5:55 pm
MANILA – Filipinos going abroad who have yet to be issued a vaccination certificate (vax cert) may use the vaccination cards from their local governments, a health official said Tuesday. “Iyon pong vax cert natin, it is required, yes, but right now we’re accepting even the vaccination card… Read More
Hold Christmas parties outdoors, open spaces: DOH
December 13, 2022, 3:58 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday advised the public to hold their Christmas parties outdoors or in open spaces to prevent possible transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and other flu-like illnesses. DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire also encouraged… Read More
Increased PhilHealth contributions in 2023 to benefit members
December 12, 2022, 8:45 pm
MANILA – The monthly contribution of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) members will increase by next year. In a televised public briefing Monday, PhilHealth Corporate Communications senior manager Rey Baleña said the monthly contribution would be adjusted to 4.5 percent from… Read More
PH daily average of new Covid-19 cases up by 7%
December 12, 2022, 4:44 pm
MANILA – The daily average of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases has increased by 7 percent from Nov. 28 to Dec. 4, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. From 7,731 per day recorded from Nov. 21 to 27, the number went up to 8,292 daily in the recent week. The latest case… Read More
DOH ready for possible Covid-19 vaccination of kids below 5
December 9, 2022, 5:26 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) is prepared for the Covid-19 vaccination of children under five years old if it is scientifically proven to be beneficial and safe for the age group. In a media forum, DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said they are ready once a regulatory… Read More
Most aneurysm cases in PH unreported: DOH
December 9, 2022, 4:50 pm
MANILA – Most cases of aneurysm in the country are gone unreported and undocumented, a health official said Friday. “Kasi usually kapag dumating sa ospital it's already at that late stage, hindi na nakakagawa nung scanning na kailangan (Usually, the patient is brought to the hospital at the… Read More
Zambales steps up drive vs. hand, foot and mouth disease
December 8, 2022, 5:44 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Zambales Provincial Health Office (PHO) is stepping up efforts to curb the rising hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases. Dr. Noel Bueno, chief of the Zambales (PHO), said on Thursday they are continuously orienting municipal health officials and local… Read More
DOH backs audit of Covid-19 vax deals
December 2, 2022, 6:06 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) said Friday it supports the conduct of a special audit of loans granted by lending firms for the procurement of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid)-19 vaccines. In a media forum, DOH officer-in-charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire disclosed they have… Read More
DOH receives US-donated testing cartridges for HIV detection
December 1, 2022, 5:09 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday received PHP85 million worth of HIV viral load testing cartridges from the US government in celebration of the Worlds AIDS Day. “These laboratory tests [cartridges] are further proof that the US government is committed to working alongside… Read More
SSS to release 13-month pay, monthly benefits 1st week of Dec.
December 1, 2022, 2:54 pm
MANILA – The Social Security System (SSS) is set to release the 13th month benefit and the monthly pension of its eligible members as early as the first week of December. In a statement on Thursday, SSS president and chief executive officer Michael Regino noted that around PHP29.74 billion… Read More
Experimental drug slows progression of Alzheimer’s: study
November 30, 2022, 6:46 pm
ANKARA – The experimental drug lecanemab has the "potential" to serve as treatment at early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, according to new trial results. The drug’s developers, Biogen from the US and Eisai from Japan, published results of the study on Tuesday showing the drug as one of the… Read More
More hand, foot and mouth disease cases reported in Albay
November 29, 2022, 5:46 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) 5 (Bicol) continues to encourage individuals, particularly parents with children, to strictly follow the minimum public health standards after an increasing number of cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) were recorded. In a press conference… Read More
Covid-19 cases may reach 2.3K per day by end of December: DOH
November 29, 2022, 5:40 pm Updated on November 30, 2022, 4:57 pm
MANILA – The country’s tally of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections could be as high as 2,294 per day by the end of December, according to the Department of Health’s (DOH) projection. In a Kapihan forum on Tuesday, DOH Epidemiology Bureau Director Dr. Alethea de Guzman said if the… Read More
WHO renames monkeypox as ‘mpox’ to avoid stigma
November 29, 2022, 5:26 pm
GENEVA – To avoid racist stereotypes and stigmatization, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on Monday that the monkeypox virus be renamed "mpox." Both names -- mpox and monkeypox -- will be used simultaneously for one year while the latter is phased out, the WHO said in a press… Read More
No evidence that BQ.1 causes severe Covid-19
November 28, 2022, 7:33 pm
MANILA – There is no proof showing that the Omicron BQ.1 subvariant causes more severe type of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), an infectious disease expert said Monday. In a televised public briefing, Department of Health (DOH) Technical Advisory Group member Dr. Edsel Salvaña described… Read More
DOH assures RITM personnel employment in proposed CDC
November 25, 2022, 7:46 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) has assured personnel of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) that they would not lose their jobs once the bill on the establishment Center for Disease Control is enacted into law. “We assure our personnel in RITM, nobody will lose their… Read More
DOH detects 1st 14 cases of BQ.1 in PH
November 25, 2022, 4:36 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday confirmed that it has detected the “highly transmissible and immune-evasive” Omicron BQ.1 subvariant in the country. In a media forum, DOH officer in charge Maria Rosario Vergeire reported 14 new cases of the BQ.1 subvariant have been… Read More
DOH studies benefits of 3rd booster, bivalent jabs as add'l dose
November 25, 2022, 4:18 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) is still looking into pieces of evidence showing the benefits of administering a third booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. In a media briefing on Friday, DOH officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said the government ensures the effectiveness and… Read More
PH's 153rd Malasakit Center opens at OFW Hospital in Pampanga
November 24, 2022, 6:07 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The 153rd Malasakit Center was launched on Thursday at the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) Hospital here to the medical and health needs of migrant workers and their families. Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, together… Read More
