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Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa, together with Assistant Secretary Ariel Valencia, Mayor Alex Advincula, and Vice Mayor Homer Saquilayan, headed the Blessing and Inauguration of the Imus Super Health Center in Carsadang Bago 1 Imus, Cavite recently. The super health center offers different health services like x-ray, animal bite clinic, TB DOTS, dental, […]
The Philippine Department of Health (DOH), led by Secretary Ted Herbosa, and Jamaica’s Ministry of Health, headed by Dr. Christopher Tufton, forged a historic bilateral health cooperation through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Kingston, Jamaica.The partnership focuses on strengthening the health workforce, building capacity, and exchanging expertise. Key initiatives include deploying […]
“Walang kwenta ang mga dagdag benepisyo kung walang mga gamit at ospital.” This was the statement of Manoy Wilbert Lee as he reiterated his call for the Department of Health (DOH) to fast-track provision of medical equipment, including Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan, Computed Tomography (CT) scan and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and other diagnostic […]
National Unity President LRay Villafuerte wants the Department of Health (DOH) to look into year end reports that certain drug stores or pharmacies refused to grant discounts to senior citizens who do not have their purchase booklets with them when buying their medicines, in violation of a newly-issued DOH order requiring the elderly to present […]
Senator Francis Tolentino asked the Department of Health (DOH) to take all the necessary steps to inform and update the public about the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) amid growing concerns about the virus and how it spreads. Interviewed on the radio show “SOS” on DZRH which is co-hosted by Tolentino, Department of Health (DOH) Assistant Secretary […]
Health Secretary Ted Herbosa announced that he has signed a new Department of Health (DOH) administrative order (AO) to remove the requirement of a purchase booklet for senior citizens to avail their discount on medicines following the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010. “I am also a senior citizen. I know it is hard to […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel today expressed his strong support for the Department of Health’s (DOH) decision to eliminate the purchase booklet requirement for senior citizens to avail discounts on medicines. “Malaking tulong ito sa ating mga senior citizens,” Pimentel said. “As a senior citizen, relate ako diyan! Thumbs-up tayo sa aksyon ng DOH!” Pimentel […]
The Department of Health (DOH), as supervising agency of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) assured that health benefits of the national health insurance agency will continue with or without subsidy from the forthcoming General Appropriations Act. All of its inpatient, outpatient, and special benefit packages continue to be available. Since August 2024, the PhilHealth […]
“Ibigay ang dapat ibigay sa ating health workers!” This was the sentiment of Manoy Wilbert “Wise” Lee as he called on the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Health (DOH) to expedite the release of long-delayed Performance-Based Bonuses (PBB) for government health workers, and stressed their vital role as frontliners during […]
Less than 24 hours after the explosive eruption of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Occidental, the Department of Health (DOH) outlined the health sector response to the natural disaster. In a Memorandum addressed to Regional Directors Razel Nikka Hao (Negros Island), Adriano Suba-an (Western Visayas), and Jaime Bernadas (Central Visayas), OIC Undersecretary Gloria Balboa advised on […]