23 Children Positive Of Hands, Foot, & Mouth Disease in Pangasinan PANGASINAN – 23 children were diagnosed with the hands, foot, and mouth disease in Dagupan City, Pangasinan. The hand, foot and mouth disease or HFMD is among the common viral illness that usually affects children and infants. Symptoms of this disease include mouth sores, … Read more
Noynoy Aquino III Backs Dengvaxia Use Amid Dengue Outbreak DENGUE – Former President Noynoy Aquino III supported the return of dengvaxia amid dengue outbreak. One of the most common diseases in the Philippines in dengue. Most of the victims are young children. They experience symptoms such as vomiting, muscle, fever, nausea and skin rashes. The … Read more
1 Student Died, 7 Others Hospitalized After Taking Deworming Tablet DEWORMING – One (1) student died while seven (7) others hospitalized after taking the deworming tablet. All the children in the Philippine received deworming tablets to free their tummies from parasitic worms so that their body can absorb all the nutritious food they eat. The … Read more
DOH Hiring 26,000 Contractual Health Workers W/ Regular Employee Benefits DOH – The Department of Health (DOH) is hiring over 26000 contractual health workers with similar benefits of a regular government employee. Health professionals are among the most needed workers in the Philippines today since some of them decided to go abroad to earn a … Read more
‘No Parental Consent, No Vaccination’ DOH Says The Department of Health (DOH) issued the ‘No Parental Consent, No Vaccination’ policy as they continue to provide free vaccination to students. The Health Department would continue the free immunization program for kindergarten to Grade 7 students. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that school children with parental … Read more
Health Department Raise Public Awareness Regarding Dengue & Leptospirosis During This Rainy Season The Department of Health (DOH) warned the public regarding the common diseases during this rainy season such as dengue and leptospirosis. On Monday (July 1, 2019), Health Secretary Francisco Duque III warned the public to take precautionary measures against the possible diseases … Read more
Ret. General Ricardo Morales Vows ‘Cleanup’ As New President, CEO Of PhilHealth RICARDO MORALES – Retired military General Ricardo Morales vowed to clean-up the image of PhilHealth. Lots of Filipino rely on government-owned health insurance or PhilHealth. It’s not every time that people have enough money in their pocket to pay all their hospital bills. … Read more
DOH Says 40 Filipinos Become Infected W/ HIV Daily DOH – The Department of Health (DOH) said almost 40 Filipinos become infected with HIV every day. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a sexually transmitted infection. Its virus could harm or possibly kill a person. It affects the immune system of a person by eliminating … Read more
Former DOH Chief Says PhilHealth Officers, Doctors Get P32K per “Ghost” Treatment PHILHEALTH – Former Health Secretary said PhilHealth officials and doctors get P32K for each “ghost” treatment. A few days ago, PhilHealth filed a case against WellMed Dialysis & Laboratory Center Corp. for allegedly claiming benefits of their deceased patients. The chief executive officer … Read more
There Could Be A Rise Of Dengue Fever Cases In Negros Oriental DENGUE – Possible increase of Dengue cases in Negros Oriental this year foreseen by the Department of Health basing on a projected trend. In a separate post, report reveals records of Dengue of this year (2019). The record has reached a huge 60,000 … Read more