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Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa led the participation of the Department of Health (DOH) to the Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill held at the DOH Central Office in Sta. Cruz, Manila.During the event, Herbosa emphasized the pivotal role that the DOH plays in disaster and risk management and recognized the Department’s collaborative efforts with the National Disaster […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) achieved a remarkable 100% passing rate in the 2022 External Quality Assessment Scheme (EQAS), conducted by the Transfusion Transmissible Infections-National Reference Laboratory (TTI-NRL) of the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM). This outstanding accomplishment underscores the PRC’s commitment to provide the highest quality blood and blood products to the communities […]
The Philippine Government, through the Department of Health (DOH), received the donated COVID-19 bivalent vaccines from the Lithuanian government. More than 390,000 doses of vaccines arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City. Among the DOH officials present in receiving the vaccines were Management Services Team (MST) Assistant Secretary Dr. […]
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Secretary General Dr. Gwen Pang and PRC Board of Governors Vice Chairperson Corazon Alma De Leon led the distribution of 150 hygiene kits to the elderly inpatients of the Female Aged Care and Wellness Unit of the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) recently. Pang, a nurse by profession, explained that […]
A smoke inhalation incident recently occurred during a Physical Education Examination at Bacolod City College, prompting a swift response from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Bacolod City – Negros Occidental Chapter and other local rescue agencies. The incident was caused by a chemical brought by a class of students for an experiment, resulting in chemical […]
The Rotary Club of Manila 101 signed a memorandum of agreement with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) for a wheelchair donation program. 270 wheelchairs will be donated by the group to be distributed to numerous people with mobility impairments in the country to help them cope with their health conditions. The beneficiaries will be identified […]
Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Secretary Dr. Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire met with the Stop TB Partnership Executive Director Dr. Lucica Ditiu to discuss collaborative actions towards the high-level meeting on Tuberculosis to be held in September.During the meeting, Vergeire expressed the commitment of the Philippines for the UN High Level Meeting on TB in September, […]
A team of dedicated volunteers and staff from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), Negros Occidental-Bacolod City Chapter ventured to Sto. Napilo, Brgy. Quintin Remo located in the town of Moises Padilla. The PRC went there to provide much-needed aid to the families who were displaced as a result of the on-going clashes between state and […]
The Department of Health (DOH), through Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, joined the other 194 ministries of health in the official opening of the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. Also in attendance with the OIC are Undersecretary Lilibeth David, Undersecretary Carol Vidal-Taino, Assistant Secretary Maylene Beltran, and National Nutrition Council (NNC) Assistant Secretary […]
Department of Health Officer-in-Charge Dr. Maria Rosario Vergeire bagged the celebrated Philippine Medical Association’s Dr. Jose P. Rizal Memorial Award in the Government Service Category, which annually recognizes outstanding Filipino physicians who uphold and practice the ideals of the national hero in Manila. On its 32nd installment, Vergeire, was chosen through a rigorous process, evaluated […]