Following the hospitalization of 364 children in Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte on Wednesday due to government-led deworming program, officials explained that high concentration of worms and hypersensitivity to deworming tablets may have caused the emergency. “Safe naman po ang lahat ng mga bata. Ang nagre-react lang po ‘yung may maraming volume daw ng bulate sa … Read more
A recent controversy involving the DOH deworming medicines is circulating online. There are questions from netizens, whether the deworming medicines issued to various public schools in the country are expired. The controversy started when Grade School students in three provinces of Zamboanga Peninsula suffer from vomiting, stomach ache, and dizziness. The Department of Health through … Read more
The Department of Health will be using the latest hit single “Roar” by Katy Perry as their campaign jingle for the year 2014. This is part of the DOH’s campaign against the use of firecrackers. Watch the video report from GMA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBh2bdobA48 DOH (–foul word(s) removed–)istant Secretary Eric Tayag revealed during an interview with GMA … Read more
The Department of Health was the agency behind the successful RN Heals Program that started in 2010 as an “emergency measures” to address the shortage of nurses in far-flung and depressed areas and at the same time give training to unemployed nurses. According to DOH, there are almost 20,000 nurses deployed to government hospitals, rural … Read more
The (–foul word(s) removed–)istant Secretary of the Department of Health, Dr. Eric Tayag showcased once again his new dance moves as part of the DOH’s campaign against heart disease and obesity. During the holiday season, Dr. Tayag used the viral dance craze, “Gangnam Style” as he launched an anti-firecracker campaign. The popular health official was … Read more
Leptospirosis was confirmed to be the cause of 4 deaths and 20 people still hospitalized in Sibuco town, Zamboanga del Norte last week. Health Officials were not able to identify first the disease because of its unusual symptoms. DOH (–foul word(s) removed–)istant Secretary Dr. Eric Tayag sent a team from the Research Institute for Tropical … Read more