Health and Lifestyle
Gov't ready with substitute list of vaccinees: DOH
February 10, 2021, 2:04 pm
MANILA – The government is ready with a list of substitutes should the persons on the priority list fail to show up on their scheduled vaccination date, a health official said Wednesday. “Considering the fact that these vaccines are valuable, we don’t want to have wastage in our deployment… Read More
DOH-Central Luzon promotes 'Safe Love' drive vs. HIV
February 9, 2021, 8:32 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Health Central Luzon Center for Health Development (DOH CLCHD) is encouraging the public to promote and support the “Safe Love Campaign”. In time for the celebration of Valentine's Day, the month-long campaign is a repackaged advocacy… Read More
FDA warns public on counterfeit vaccines
February 9, 2021, 6:27 pm
MANILA – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday warned the public against counterfeit vaccines as authentic Covid-19 vaccines could be accessed only through the national vaccination program. “Ang babala po natin sa mga kababayan natin, huwag po kayo bibili ng bakuna o magpapabakuna… Read More
PH Covid-19 recoveries reach 499,764
February 9, 2021, 5:25 pm
MANILA – Recoveries from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has reached 499,764 after 53 more patients were healed of the disease, the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said. In its 4 p.m. case bulletin, the DOH said the figure represents 92.5 percent of those who tested positive of the… Read More
PH ready to receive Covid-19 vaccines this month: Galvez
February 9, 2021, 3:32 pm
MANILA – The country is prepared to receive the first batch of Covid-19 vaccine shipment expected to arrive this month as systems are already in place, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Tuesday. “Para sa akin po kung ire-rate natin, nasa 80 percent po tayo out of 100 (For me, if we’re… Read More
98.2% of PH healthcare workers recover from Covid-19
February 9, 2021, 11:43 am
MANILA – About 98.2 percent of health workers who contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have recovered, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. Its latest Covid-19 situation report shows that 14,535 healthcare workers tested positive for Covid-19. Of this number, 14,271 have… Read More
FDA still processing Sinovac's EUA application: DOH
February 8, 2021, 9:47 pm
MANILA – Sinovac Biotech's bid for the emergency use application (EUA) of its Covid-19 vaccine in the Philippines, CoronaVac, is still being processed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Monday. In an online media… Read More
DOH logs 23 new Covid-19 recoveries; total now 499,772
February 8, 2021, 5:01 pm
MANILA – Twenty-three more patients have recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Monday, pushing the country's overall tally of recovered cases to 499,772. In its 4 p.m. case bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) said the figures represent 92.7 percent of those who tested… Read More
Expert says Covid-19 vaccines safe for people with asthma
February 8, 2021, 3:42 pm
MANILA – A health expert on Monday said getting a Covid-19 vaccine is not a contraindication for persons suffering from asthma. Dr. Rommel Crisencio Lobo, a clinical immunologist and a member of National Adverse Effects Following Immunization Committee allayed fears of a severe attack among… Read More
Recovery tally nears 500K as PH logs over 11K new survivors
February 7, 2021, 5:22 pm
MANILA – Additional 11,388 patients have recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), pushing the country's overall tally of recovered cases to 499,798 on Sunday. In its 4 p.m. case bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) said the figures represent 93 percent of those who tested… Read More
Cebu City public hospital starts receiving out-patients
February 5, 2021, 6:17 pm
CEBU CITY – The Out-Patient Department (OPD) of the new building that houses the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) is now operating in full swing and already accepting patients who are seeking medical consultations.Mayor Edgardo Labella said via social media on Friday that Cebuanos will start… Read More
PH Covid-19 recoveries increase by 249
February 4, 2021, 5:57 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday logged 249 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) recoveries, bringing the country’s tally to 487,927 or 91.8 percent of the total infections. In its latest daily bulletin, the DOH also reported 1,590 new Covid-19 cases that increased the… Read More
Measles, polio immunization 'dry run' for Covid vaccine rollout
February 4, 2021, 5:09 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The ongoing Phase 2 of the Measles-Rubella-Oral Polio Vaccine (MR-OPV) Supplement Immunization Activity (SIA) in Negros Oriental will serve as a “dry run” for the rollout of vaccines for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Dr. Socrates Villamor, provincial Department of… Read More
Breast cancer now most commonly occurring cancer: WHO
February 3, 2021, 4:44 pm
GENEVA – Breast cancer has overtaken lung cancer as the most common form of the disease globally, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said Tuesday. "The cancer burden is significant and increasing. In 2020, the number of people diagnosed with cancer globally reached 19.3 million, and the… Read More
Pampanga capital starts free pneumonia vaccination for elderly
February 2, 2021, 7:06 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The city government here launched on Tuesday its pneumococcal vaccination program to prevent the elderly from getting pneumonia. Through the City Health Office (CHO), some senior citizens in Barangay San Nicolas were administered with the vaccine against the… Read More
PH Covid-19 recovered cases reach 487,574
February 1, 2021, 6:14 pm
MANILA – The country's total number of recovered cases from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has reached 487,574 after 27 patients recovered from the disease, the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said. In its 4 p.m. case bulletin, the DOH said the figure represents 92.5 percent of… Read More
WHO eyes inclusion of AstraZeneca in emergency use listing
February 1, 2021, 5:39 pm
MANILA – The World Health Organization (WHO) is considering to include AstraZeneca AZD1222 vaccine in its emergency use listing (EUL) as the Philippines is set to receive up to 9,290,400 indicative doses of it within the month from COVAX. “I am aware that the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)… Read More
Measles, polio vaccination starts in Bataan
February 1, 2021, 5:16 pm
SAMAL, Bataan – The measles-rubella and oral polio vaccination for children kicked off in this province on Monday. Mothers with their children fell in line early at the Samal South Elementary School in Barangay Sta. Lucia here where the immunization activity was held. Midwife Lolita Poblete of… Read More
DOH-Bicol targets 2.4M youth for deworming activity
January 29, 2021, 7:57 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Health Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in Bicol has started its region-wide deworming activity as part of the 2021 National Deworming Month this January to combat and manage the spread of the Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis (STH). Ma. Francia Genorga, DOH… Read More
DOH launches C. Luzon immunization drive vs. measles, polio
January 29, 2021, 6:01 pm
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – The Department of Health (DOH) launched here on Friday its immunization campaign against measles, rubella, and polio to protect children against these vaccine-preventable diseases. This city was chosen to host the regional launching for Phase II of the Measles-Rubella… Read More
