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Senator Bong Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, advocated for the Department of Health (DOH) to pursue the establishment of halfway houses at major medical centers in the country. The budget for three halfway houses was included in the 2024 General Appropriations Act through the support of Go as vice chairperson […]
The Department of Health (DOH), through Secretary Ted Herbosa, lauded the DOH nursing scholars who succeeded in the recent nursing board examination. Out of 179 DOH scholars, 147 are now included in the list of new registered nurses in the Philippines. The scholarship was granted to nursing graduates who are currently working in private hospitals, […]
The Department of Health (DOH), Department of Transportation (DOTR), and the World Health Organization (WHO) recently released the WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety 2023. According to the WHO report, the annual number of road traffic deaths fell slightly to 1.19 million per year globally. “More than 2 deaths occur per minute and over […]
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa and Quezon Governor Helen Tan held a meeting recently to forge a national and local government partnership for the full implementation of Universal Health Care. During the meeting, Herbosa committed to establishing an ambulatory facility that includes dialysis and birthing stations and mobile clinics in every province in […]
Reflecting a steadfast commitment to community welfare, the “Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair” (BPSF) unfolded its two-day event at Guimbal National High School, Guimbal, Iloilo recently. Organized by the House of Representatives (HOR) through the Office of Speaker Martin Romualdez, the fair united a diverse array of national and local stakeholders. The BPSF serves as a […]
Senator Nancy Binay said government can use all the lessons it had learned from the Covid-19 pandemic to ensure that “walking pneumonia” and other respiratory illnesses do not escalate into another public health crisis. According to Binay, Covid-19 pandemic was an eye-opener for everyone, especially those in the public health sector. “Sana gamitin natin ang […]
The Department of Health (DOH), Metro Manila Center for Health Development (MMCHD), Project Red Ribbon, EpiC Philippines, Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc., together with the National Parks and Development Center and the City of Manila, hosted this year’s World AIDS Day with the localized theme, “Empowering Communities to Lead in the HIV and AIDS Response,” underscoring […]
The Department of Health (DOH) marked the culmination of the celebration of the World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week (WAAW) 2023, through the Philippine AMR Awareness Week (PAAW), together with the member agencies of the Inter-Agency Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance (ICAMR) and the UN Quadripartite, in a groundbreaking Culminating Activity and High-Level Media Forum, resonating […]
The Department of Health (DOH) launched its Biyaheng Kalusugan: Drug Abuse Prevention and Control (DAPC) Week event recently in Davao Oriental and in Butuan City, with the support of its Centers for Health Development in Davao and CARAGA, Local Government Units of Mati City, Davao Oriental, and Butuan City, United States Agency for International Development […]
The Department of Health (DOH) recently conducted the celebration of World Toilet Day as one of the 17-part community engagement called “Biyaheng Kalusugan” where the Department aims to provide practical knowledge on how to practice the “7 Healthy Habits para sa Healthy Pilipinas” at GMALL Cebu City to boost its Zero Open Defecation (ZOD). The […]