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Following the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., Health Secretary Ted Herbosa held an Emergency Command Conference to bring basic medical care to evacuation centers. On authority of the President, Herbosa gave instructions to all Regional Directors of the Department of Health (DOH) Centers for Health Development (CHDs; regional offices) to ensure that medical teams […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and Ayala Corp.’s Healthway Cancer Care Hospital (HCCH) recently signed a memorandum of agreement to make blood supply affordable and accessible to cancer patients. Under the agreement, PRC will deliver blood to HCCH weekly or as necessary during emergencies. Moreover, the hospital will support PRC in blood donation activities. Signing […]
As Carina escalated to a super typhoon, Red Cross 143 volunteers and staff worked 24/7 to provide emergency rescue assistance, water and food aid, and necessary health services to communities affected by flooding in Metro Manila and other regions. “Our volunteers on the ground and staff, Secretary General Dr. Gwen Pang, Assistant Secretary General Dr. […]
Amid continuous heavy rains due to the southwest monsoon and Typhoon Carina, volunteers and staff of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) are assisting affected Filipinos on the ground. PRC Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon convened his team early to immediately mobilize RC143 volunteers and dispatch emergency vehicles, such as rescue boats, ambulance units, and 6×6 […]
In a bid to make services truly accessible and within reach by as many Filipinos as possible, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) introduced another innovation in the field of digital transformation systems through its new ePhilHealth platform. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and PhilHealth co-developed and launched ePhilHealth platform, an integration […]
In celebration of the National CPR Day, the Philippine Red Cross conducted a simultaneous CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) demonstration, lecture, and CPR mannequin making at the PRC Logistics and Multi-purpose Center (PLMC). Present at the event were PRC staff and volunteers, with representatives of its chapters nationwide attending via Zoom. PRC Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon […]
The Department of Health (DOH) continues to monitor Dengue as part of the W.I.L.D (Water-borne disease, Influenza-like illness, Leptospirosis, and Dengue) diseases common during the rainy season. Dengue cases are rising as expected due to the rainfall, which allows more water to pool and be stagnant. Left unchecked, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes responsible for spreading Dengue […]
The Department of Health (DOH) signed the Joint Administrative Order (JAO) for the National Policy on the Promotion and Protection of Health in Jails, Prisons, Custodial Facilities, and Other Places of Detention in the country with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Justice (DOJ), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Bureau of […]
The Department of Health (DOH), led by Secretary Ted Herbosa, spearheaded the ground-breaking ceremony of the Clark Multi-Specialty Medical Center and the Turnover of Bagong Pilipinas Mobile Clinics with First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos in Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga. This event marked the start of construction of the Clark Multi-Specialty Medical Center as part […]
The Department of Health (DOH), seeking to address the ills of alcohol consumption in the Philippines, joined the Sin Tax Coalition in a forum dubbed as “Alcohol Tax: Itaas” in support of higher alcohol taxes in Quezon City. The forum fielded public health advocates and members of the media to raise awareness on the risks […]