BALER, Aurora – Over a hundred residents ofBarangay Reserva here are benefiting from afour-day surgical outreach program from May 14 to 17.“We have 30 medical personnel from the groups of volunteers who facilitate the surgical mission, where over 100 minor operations and over 45 major... Read More
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Department of Health-Center for Health Development in the Ilocos Region (DOH-CHD-1) is promoting the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet that advocates eating vegetables, fruits, and whole grains for prevention and management of hypertension.In a... Read More
TACLOBAN CITY – The local government unit of Palompon, Leyte said it is offering free dialysis to its residents and those from neighboring towns following the completion of its dialysis center.In an interview with reporters on Wednesday, Palompon Mayor Ramon Oñate said they recently... Read More
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Lawmakers from both houses of Congress are collaborating with the Department of Health (DOH) and concerned local government units (LGUs) to build a total of 13 “super health centers” or SHCs in this province.With the imminent opening of the first SHC in... Read More
MANILA – The National Taiwan University (NTU) cardiac treatment team, headed by award-winning Taiwanese pediatric cardiologist, Dr. Jou-Kou Wang, will train Filipino physicians in non-surgical valve replacement to help the Philippines provide better care for children with heart... Read More
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Health in Davao Region (DOH-11) is urging more parents of nine to 14-year-old girls to avail of the free human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines for their daughters' protection from cervical cancer.On Thursday, Dr. Annabelle Yumang, DOH-11 director, invited the... Read More
MANILA – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has increased its benefit package for heat-related illnesses by 30 percent as some fall ill due to continued extreme heat nationwide.The package is inclusive of hospital charges and professional fees of the attending... Read More
MANILA – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said the top three causes of death in the country last year were ischaemic heart diseases, neoplasms, and cerebrovascular diseases.In a report released on Thursday, the PSA said these were also the leading causes of death in 2022.Ischaemic... Read More
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Comprehensive Health Program (BacCHP), which marks its first year this month, has partnered with all seven hospitals in the city to provide in-patient hospital services, especially to indigent patients.These medical facilities are the Department of... Read More
BACOLOD CITY – The municipality of E. B. Magalona in Negros Occidental has put the spotlight on its famous products – blue crabs and coffee – in celebrating 35 years of its main fiesta, the Ugyonan Festival, which is being held until May 1.The northern Negros town is known as the... Read More
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that the overall public health risk posed by the recent influenza, H5N1, is "low."For those with exposure to infected birds, animals, or contaminated environments, however, the risk of infection is "considered low-to-moderate," it said... Read More
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Health-Center for Health Development Bicol (DOH-CHD-5) reported 35 clinical and laboratory cases of the highly contagious respiratory infection pertussis on Friday.Eleven cases were confirmed through laboratory tests by the Research Institute for Tropical... Read More
ILOILO CITY– Patients seeking treatment for cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases are assured of quality services at par with the Philippine Heart Center (PHC) with the opening of the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) Heart and Lung building on Friday.“As we inaugurate the... Read More
MANILA – Jon Garry Venancio quickly piles up bamboo poles beside a small nipa hut he is building for a customer.It is 5 p.m. and his work for the day is already done.Venancio is a mountain farmer who moonlights as a carpenter, especially in the past two months when vegetables have been... Read More
BACOLOD CITY – Some 17 villages in this city are undergoing the National Nutrition Survey 2024 until May 1 initiated by the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI).The survey mainly aims to provide empirical data on the nutritional and health... Read More
LEGAZPI CITY– The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in Bicol is urging parents and seniors to let their family members get vaccinated against preventable diseases.In his message during the celebration ofWorld Immunization Day at La Piazza Hotel in this city on... Read More
ILOILO CITY– The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DH WV CHD) kicked off the observance of the World Immunization Week (WIW) by bringing services for children, women, and elderly to residents of the municipality of Sta. Barbara, Iloilo on Tuesday.“World... Read More
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Kidney patients in this city will soon have access to free dialysis, diagnostic, and laboratory services when a new medical facility becomes operational in about six months.Mayor Ross Rizal announced on Monday that the new hospital may be opened to patients as early as... Read More
MANILA – The new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) scanners at the Philippine Children's Medical Center (PCMC) in Quezon City are a huge boost in advancing and improving healthcare services and infrastructure for Filipino children, two senators said Friday.The MRI... Read More
MANILA – House Deputy Majority Leader Janette Garin on Wednesday urged parents to have their children properly inoculated as the cases of pertussis in the country continue to increase.Garin, a former Health Secretary, made the call after the Department of Health logged 1,477 cases of pertussis... Read More
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