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Senator Robin Padilla wants the Department of Health (DOH) to foster and strengthen international collaboration with its foreign counterparts to harness expertise and expand research and development for using medical cannabis. Padilla filed Senate Resolution 1066 where he noted some nations have developed fully regulated markets such as taxed and regulated frameworks for retail distribution […]
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), in support to the LAB for ALL Caravan led by First Lady Liza Marcos, continued to provide accessible laboratory services, free consultation with specialists, and free medication to the public in Tacloban City, Leyte recently. Throughout the three-day government service caravan, the DOH was able to provide a total of […]
The Philippine delegation, led by Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa, met with Filipino personnel of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia recently. The gathering was hosted by the Task Force for Global Health, an independent non-governmental organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. “It is imperative that we check on […]
As the Department of Health (DOH) continues its WILD (Water-borne illness, Influenza-like Illness, Leptospirosis, and Dengue) monitoring during the rainy season, it has observed that as of Morbidity Week 24 (June 15, 2024), the total number of Leptospirosis cases stands at 878. While this is only around half of the number of Leptospirosis cases (1,769) […]
The Department of Health (DOH), through the Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital (JBLMGH), welcomed the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Philippines, Lee Sang-Hwa to the first Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Service (BUCAS) center in Sto. Tomas, Pampanga. Lee expressed his gratitude to the Philippines for the alliance of the two […]
In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of World Blood Donor Day, themed “20 Years of Celebrating Giving: Thank You, Blood Donors!”, the Department of Health (DOH), through its National Voluntary Blood Services Program (NVBSP), organized a Fun Run event. The event brought together 1,000 runners which took place at the Academic Oval, University of the […]
The House Committee on Appropriations continued its scrutiny of the Department of Health (DOH) and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) budgetary performance, focusing on pandemic-related expenditures, excess funds and the high cost of COVID-19 testing fees.Iloilo Representative Janette Garin sought clarification on the agency’s $100 million, $485.18 million and $300 million borrowings to support its […]
House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan wants the national government to spearhead the creation of a secure patient information sharing system that he said “would go a long way in improving health outcomes”. “There’s no question that a patient information sharing system among healthcare providers can lead to faster diagnosis and treatment, especially in […]
Upon the initiative of Speaker Martin Romualdez and Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Zaldy Co, the House Committee on Appropriations met recently to examine the budgetary performance of the Department of Health (DOH) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, to ensure that it complies with requirements and utilize public funds effectively […]