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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday warned the public of possible outbreaks involving dengue and waterborne diseases as the effects of El Niño phenomenon loom. Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa and DOH spokesperson Enrique Tayag explained…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) said it would “reassess” policies on pandemic response in the country after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — An official of the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has appealed to parents to have their children vaccinated against vaccine-preventable diseases such as poliomyelitis, measles, and rubella. DOH-7 Director Jaime Bernadas…
Last week, I sat as thesis defense panelist for Camyl Fernandez and Ysobelle Joseph, both AB Communication seniors, who studied how 40 to 59-year-olds perceive a Department of Health (DOH) vaccine advocacy video. The students surveyed hundreds…
So do I hide under the table now?” Delivered with a smile, this was the only answer that I could give in response to an apology coming from an official from the US Centers for Disease Control…
MANILA, Philippines — Prices of antihypertensive medicines slightly increased due to the rising inflation, as well as the depreciation of the Philippine peso, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday. This was based on the DOH’s price…
The three most important sectors of a society are those that feed people, keep them healthy, and educate them to be able to have a meaningful life. Yet these are the three sectors where President Marcos Jr.…
Trusted health, wellness, and beauty retailer Watsons Philippines has been recognized by the Department of Health for its efforts as a partner of the government in the “Resbakuna sa Botika” program now dubbed “PinasLakas”, which provides COVID-19…
MANILA, Philippines — There is now local transmission of the COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XBB and XBC variant, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday. “Definitely, there is local transmission,” Alathea de Guzman, officer-in-charge of the DOH…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council will request the Department of Health (DOH) and the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAPI) to investigate a private hospital in Cebu City after it allegedly declined to…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said that it lacked the information necessary to definitively rule out the possibility of local transmission of the monkeypox virus. DOH officer-in-charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire pointed…
MANILA, Philippines — The government has decided to make the wearing of face masks voluntary in open spaces nationwide, a major policy shift to relax COVID-19 protocols as the country transitions to the “new normal” of treating…
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