DOH to public: Stay healthy, protect yourselves from coronavirus, other diseases

Rosalie Abatayo 01/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Keeping yourself healthy remains the best way to protect yourself from the feared novel strain of coronavirus that has plagued a city in China. This was the reminder of Dr. Jaime Bernadas, Central…

Universal Health Care Law implementation starts in Cebu; DOH reminds not everything is ‘free’

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law has officially started in Cebu on Thursday, January 9, 2020. This is after Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and Governor Gwendolyn Garcia signed a…

DOH-7 on China’s viral pneumonia: Stay vigilant but no cause for alarm

Futch Anthony Inso 01/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The public should not fear that the viral pneumonia now plaguing in China, particularly in its province of Wuhan, would spread to the Philippines, in Cebu in particular, any time soon. “Pwede silang mabalaka,…

Capitol to Cebuanos: Avoid public places amid reports of mysterious disease in China

Rosalie Abatayo 01/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Barely two weeks before the Fiesta Señor, the Capitol has warned Cebuanos against going to crowded areas amid the outbreak of a “mysterious” strain of pneumonia in China. In a disease outbreak news…

Cebu City Health Department needs more funds to treat HIV patients

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Health Department needs more funding to treat patients positive of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as their grants from non-government organizations (NGOs) are about to end. This was the pronouncement of…

Parks a boost to mental health worth trillions, study notes

AFP 11/17/2019

PARIS—Spending time outdoors is long understood to offer mental health perks, including reduced stress, improved sleep and enhanced cognition. But these public spaces might also benefit the global economy, new research suggests. Visits to national parks around…

134 people got HIV in July thru transactional sex

11/04/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Over 100 persons who had engaged in transactional sex were found to have acquired the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in July, according to the Department of Health (DOH). HIV may lead to acquired immunodeficiency…

PHO: Cebu remains free of meningococcimea

Rosalie Abatayo 10/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu province is still free of meningococcemia cases, said Provincial Health Office (PHO) chief Dr. Christina Gianggo. Gianggo made this assurance after the result of the blood test on the suspected meningococcemia case turned…

Msgr. Tan encourages youth going through depression to seek professional help

Rosalie Abatayo 09/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An official of the Catholic Church in Cebu has encouraged the youth who manifest symptoms of depression to seek professional help. Monsignor Joseph Tan, media liaison of the Archdiocese of Cebu, said the…

Dino: Malasakit Center in Mandaue’s Eversley Hospital up before 2019 ends

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/30/2019

  MANDAUE CITY, Cebu— Before the year ends, the Eversley Child’s Sanitarium in Barangay Jagobiao of this city will have its own Malasakit Center. Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) Secretary Michael Lloyd Dino  said they decided…

Eating healthy now made cheaper in Cebu

Immae Lachica 08/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Are you looking for something that’s cheap and healthy at the same time? There’s this place in Cebu City where you can get all those in one place. The Green Canteen is a…

Rainy Season Woes: Dr. Villa warns Cebuanos vs possible rise of water-borne diseases

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuanos are advised to always stay indoors when it starts to rain to avoid water-borne diseases. Doctor Daisy Villa, head of the Cebu City Health Department, said that when there is floodwater, people…

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