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Ayala Land, Inc. has donated a 859-sqm property worth around P50M to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). This will be the site of the new PRC Cavite Chapter HQ, which will house vital services including the first-ever blood center in Cavite. “Ayala Corporation has always been a very good corporate partner to the Philippine Red […]
Department of Health Officer-in-Charge Usec. Maria Rosario Vergeire, together with other DOH officials and Puerto Princesa Mayor Lucilo Bayron, led the vaccination activity of “Chikiting Ligtas 2023″: Join the Big Catch Up, Magpabakuna para sa Healthy Pilipinas!” in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.During the activity, several children accompanied by their parents were vaccinated against vaccine-preventable diseases, […]
Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, together with Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Acting President & Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. and Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) President Aniceto Orbeta Jr. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to steward conceptualization and implementation of policy reforms in line with Universal Health […]
The Department of Health (DOH) and all its attached agencies joined the celebration of National Health Workers’ Day. As the primary agency of the health sector in the country, the DOH honored all our healthcare workers serving the people in the name of Universal Health Care. Toward the fulfillment of the National Human Resources for […]
The Department of Health (DOH), together with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and Civil Service Commission (CSC), along with the World Health Organization, United States Agency for International Development, International Labour Organization, FHI 360 and other development partners, workers and employee groups, and various workplaces, gathered to celebrate the 2023 World Day for […]
In observation of World Immunization Week (WIW) this April 2023, the Department of Health (DOH), together with developmental partners United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO), launched Chikiting Ligtas 2023: Join the Big Catch Up, Magpabakuna para sa Healthy Pilipinas!, a nationwide supplemental immunization campaign, to vaccinate children against measles, rubella, and […]
Five months after Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Paeng (international name: Nalgae) flooded provinces, including numerous geographically isolated communities across the country, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) went back to Visayas and Mindanao recently to provide cash assistance, amounting to P15,095,000, to 3, 019 affected families in Maguindanao, Aklan, Capiz, and Antique. The PRC initially provided […]
Holy Week is a major religious observance in the Philippines, with many Filipinos participating in various religious practices during this time. For many, it is also an opportunity to travel and visit family or take a vacation. As the country commemorates Holy Week this year, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) emergency medical services (EMS) teams […]
The Department of Health (DOH) expressed appreciation for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s move to certify as urgent Senate Bill No. 1869, also known as the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) bill. Creating a local CDC will further strengthen the country’s capability to address public health emergencies, making for effective disease prevention and control. […]
The Department of Health (DOH) has launched the Philippine Acceleration Action Plan for Tuberculosis (PAAP-TB), a multisectoral initiative to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) in the country by 2035. The DOH together with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and Department of the Interior and […]