Health and Lifestyle
Pact inked to train Tanay IPs as health workers
August 26, 2022, 8:31 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) has spearheaded the recent signing of a joint memorandum of agreement (MOA) to conduct training for the Katutubo Health Workers (KHWs) for the Indigenous Cultural… Read More
DOH notes 22% rise in leptospirosis from January to August
August 26, 2022, 6:18 pm
MANILA – The Philippines has logged 1,411 leptospirosis cases from January 1 to August 6 this year, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday. In a Viber message to reporters, the DOH said this translates to a 22 percent increase from 1,157 cases in the same period last year. A total of 188… Read More
Dengue cases up 153% from January to August
August 26, 2022, 5:56 pm
MANILA – The Philippines has logged 118,526 dengue cases from January 1 to August 6 this year, 153 percent higher than the figure in the same period in 2021, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. In a media forum, DOH officer in charge Maria Rosario Vergeire noted that cases for the same… Read More
DOH yet to confirm local transmission of monkeypox
August 26, 2022, 5:37 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) cannot confirm yet if there is local transmission of monkeypox in the country. “For now, we cannot say 100 percent and with certainty that this is a local transmission because we have not established the facts yet,” said DOH officer-in-charge Maria… Read More
Cholera cases up 230% from Jan. 1-Aug. 6
August 26, 2022, 2:43 pm
MANILA – The country has logged 2,650 cholera cases from January 1 to August 6, 230 percent higher than the figure in the same period in 2021, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. “Pero kapag tiningnan natin itong recent three to four weeks, 18 percent lower na siya nung nakaraang taon… Read More
NegOr reports 96% rise in typhoid fever cases
August 25, 2022, 6:58 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) has reported a significant increase in the number of typhoid fever cases in Negros Oriental compared to last year, a health official reported on Thursday. Assistant Provincial Health Officer Dr. Liland Estacion bared to the Philippine News… Read More
Cataract one of major causes of visual impairment among Pinoys
August 25, 2022, 4:40 pm
MANILA – Cataract is one of the major causes of visual impairment among Filipinos, with 1.18 million or 1.06 percent of the population suffering from it, the Philippine Eye Research Institute (PERI) said Thursday. In an online media forum, PERI Director Dr. Leo Cubillan noted that the figure… Read More
Most severe, critical Covid-19 patients unvaxxed: PHAPI
August 25, 2022, 3:27 pm
MANILA – The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPI) said Thursday the most severe and critical cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in their facilities are partially vaccinated or unvaccinated. PHAPI president Dr. Rene de Grano said in a televised public… Read More
6 close contacts of 4th monkeypox case still under verification
August 23, 2022, 4:43 pm
MANILA – Six of the fourteen close contacts of the fourth monkeypox case in the country are still being verified, a health official said Tuesday. The fourth case is a 25-year-old Filipino with no documented travel history to countries with confirmed cases of monkeypox. The case tested positive… Read More
Daily average of Covid-19 cases from Aug. 15-21 down by 15%
August 22, 2022, 5:03 pm
MANILA – The daily average of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases went down by 15 percent for the period Aug.15 to 21, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday. From 4,001 per day on Aug. 8 to 14, the number decreased to 3,412 daily in the recent week. The latest case bulletin showed… Read More
Expert ‘notes’ slow spread of monkeypox in PH
August 22, 2022, 3:49 pm
MANILA – An infectious disease expert on Monday said the spread of monkeypox in the country is considered slow after the second and third cases of the disease were detected several weeks after the first case. The first case, a 31-year-old Filipino who arrived from overseas, was first detected on… Read More
DOH-Calabarzon launches program to protect learners from dengue
August 17, 2022, 8:30 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) on Tuesday launched a program in Laguna aimed at ensuring the safety and welfare of students for the upcoming opening of classes on Aug. 22. “It is important that we… Read More
Teachers urged to watch out for learners' mental health
August 17, 2022, 7:16 pm
MANILA – Ahead of the opening of classes next week, a professor from the De La Salle University on Wednesday urged fellow teachers to watch out for the learners' mental health. In a webinar, Maria Caridad Tarroja, who teaches psychology, said both students and teachers have adjusted to remote… Read More
PH detects 1K new cases of Omicron BA.5 subvariant
August 16, 2022, 6:57 pm
MANILA – The country has detected 1,011 more cases of the Omicron BA.5 subvariant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Department of Health (DOH) reported Tuesday. In a Viber message to reporters, the DOH said at least one person from all regions except Bangsamoro Autonomous Region… Read More
DOH for revision of vax law if 'state of calamity' not extended
August 16, 2022, 6:33 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) is recommending the amendment of Republic Act (RA) 11525 or the act expediting the vaccine procurement and administration process, providing funds thereof, and for other purposes. The DOH said this is in case the state of calamity declaration due to the… Read More
Contacts of 1st monkeypox case asymptomatic 'til end of isolation
August 16, 2022, 5:41 pm
MANILA – The 10 close contacts of the first monkeypox case in the country exhibited no symptoms related to the infection until the end of their required quarantine period. In a media briefing Tuesday, Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said “the quarantine… Read More
DOH no longer supports use of schools as quarantine facilities
August 16, 2022, 5:36 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) no longer supports the use of schools as isolation and quarantine facilities for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases. “Since we have already allowed home quarantine, the need for these outside, external quarantine and isolation facilities [has]… Read More
Dengue cases up 131% from Jan. 1-July 30
August 15, 2022, 4:24 pm
MANILA – The Philippines has logged 102,619 dengue cases from January 1 to July 30 this year, 131 percent higher than the figure in the same period in 2021, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. In a Viber message to reporters, the DOH noted that cases for the same period last year totaled… Read More
Easing of Covid restrictions depends on PH 'wall of immunity'
August 12, 2022, 4:46 pm
MANILA – Some of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) restrictions could be lifted if the country is able to increase its "wall of immunity" through vaccination, specifically the administration of booster shots, a health official said Friday. “This came also from the President himself, he… Read More
72M Filipinos fully vaccinated; 16.8M receive 1st booster shot
August 12, 2022, 3:44 pm
MANILA – More than 72 million Filipinos have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as of August 11, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. In a media forum, DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said 6.8 million among the fully vaccinated are senior… Read More
