“Shame Campaign” Prepared By DOH To Decrease Firecracker Casualties During New Year Celebration A campaign to reduce the number of firecracker casualties this year were already prepared by the Department of Health (DOH). A shame campaign will be launch by the health department against the local chief executives who failed to reduce the increasing numbers … Read more
DOH partners with other agencies to make the Philippines free from rabies four years from now. The Department of Health (DOH) is pursuing all efforts in order to make the Philippines become a rabies-free country by 2020. This is pushed by the Health Department in order also to achieve the global target to eliminate all … Read more
There were four new cases of Zika virus recorded by the Health Department of the Philippines. The cases of Zika virus in the Philippines had already reached 23, as of November 4. This was confirmed by the Department of Health on Friday after having a press conference on On October 28, the DOH confirmed two … Read more
The total number of Zika virus cases in the Philippines has reached to 17, with two new cases recorded. This was confirmed by the officials of the Department of Health through a press briefing on Friday, October 14. Health Secretary Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial said there are 17 total number of cases in the Philippine after … Read more
Officials of the Department of Health called on pregnant women to refrain from travelling to Iloilo. The three confirmed cases of Zika virus in the city of Iloilo urged the officials of the Department of Health to issue advisory calling the pregnant women to avoid travelling to the city. A recent study conducted in Brazil … Read more
PhilHealth Drug Rehab Coverage Possibility PhilHealth drug rehab coverage – The Department of Health (DOH) now eyes the inclusion of a two-week drug rehabilitation program to the coverage of PhilHealth, as in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’. In a report on CNN Philippines, Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial have said that this plan would … Read more
Dengue Vaccination in PH supported by the WHO. The World Health Organization recently supported the actions of the Department of Health in the Philippines of doing dengue vaccination in schools both public and private. The DOH is using a vaccine called the Dengvaxia (CYD-TDV) which is recommended by the organization’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts … Read more