About 945,595 children in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao have been vaccinated against measles as of April 16. The Department of Health (DOH) said the vaccination is part of the non-selective Measles Outbreak Response Immunization (MORI) being implemented in the area. DOH data from Jan. 1 to April 6, 2024 have shown that […]
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Kaso sa Malaria misaka og 90% sa tuig 2023-DOH
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO-— Misaka ang kaso sa malaria sa Pilipinas sa 90% niadtong 2023, kini sumala sa Department of Health (DOH) niadtong Biernes Abril 12. Sa pinakaulahing datos nga gipagawas sa DOH Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) makita nga mitala og 6,248 ka kaso sa malaria sa tinouk nasud niadtong tuig 2023 kumpara niadtong […]
Marcos donates P150M for Veterans hospital
DAVAO CITY — Recognizing the sacrifices of Filipino war veterans and retired personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visited on Tuesday the Renal Dialysis Center of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) and donated P150 M for the procurement of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine. VMMC’s […]
MisOcc Governor orders all gov’t hospitals to provide best healthcare, dialysis for indigents
DAVAO CITY — In an effort to provide access to all indigent patients needing dialysis services, Misamis Occidental Governor Henry Oaminal to provide a dialysis center. Meeting the medical practitioners and hospital heads on a weekend, Oaminal emphasized the need to strengthen the health care services of the province, making accessible to every patient. “There […]
Population Commission noted drop in PH fertility rate
MANILA – The drop in fertility rate below the replacement level at this time presents economic opportunities in the Philippines by increasing the working-age population, which would support the dependent population, an official of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) said on Friday. In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview over PTV 4, acting Division Chief […]
Davao City treats employees health services on World TB Day
DAVAO CITY — To meaningfully celebrate this year’s 87th Araw ng Davao Celebration, the city government treated the employees every health service they deserve om a caravan on Tuesday, March 26 at the Rizal Park. Dubbed “health Caravan”, it provides city government employees an array of services they may avail such as free X-ray, pneumococcal […]
Bangsamoro Gov’t expands vax program to arrest measles outbreak
DAVAO CITY –— The Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is expanding its vaccination program to arrested the measles outbreak in the region. The expanded program was called after the Bangsamoro government recorded 592 cases of measles from January 1 to March 20, 2024, the number reflected that 521 […]
Town records 10-year- girl youngest among pregnant women
DAVAO CITY — Seven of the 140 cases of teenage pregnancy in Agusan del Sur are still ten years old to fourteen years old, the Rural Health Unit of Trento town in Agusan del Sur reported. In January this year, twelve cases of teenage pregnancy were reported in Trento town. Trento is a first class […]
DOH supports call to ban disposable vape products in the Philippines.
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) is supporting the proposal of Finance Secretary Ralph Recto to ban disposable vape products in the Philippines citing health risks to humans. In a statement, DOH said that all vape products in general result in significant health risks, including e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI), […]
Bagras discovered in South Cotabato to be declared as heritage tree
DAVAO CITY — The Protected Area Management Office – Mount Matutum Protected Landscape have discovered a Bagras Tree with an impressive average diameter of 302 centimeters above the buttress, large enough to be wrapped in a full embrace by an estimated 10 individuals, with a towering height estimated at 40 meters. Bagras (common name) or […]
Davao de Oro prepares tent city for displaced in Masara residents
DAVAO CITY — The provincial engineering office is preparing the space in barangay Elizalde, Maco, Davao de Oro located near Elizalde quasi parish to build a temporary tent city or shelter tents from the Philippine Red Cross for the families affected by the Masara landslide. The provided space is the result of the cooperation of […]
Marcos speech during Davao Bulk Water Supply inauguration
DAVAO CITY — President Marcos on February 6, commended the people behind the realization of Davao City Bulk Water Supply saying the project will encourage water distributors not to rely so much on ground water sources and slowly shift to tapping rivers for sustainable water source. Here is the full speech of Marcos during the […]
Town employees donate blood on Valentine’s Day
DAVAO CITY — Some 52 employees from Manolo Fortich town in the province of Bukidnon have donated blood on Valentine’s Day. The blood donation drive was held at the new government center in Calanawan, Barangay Tankulan. The activity was spearheaded by the municipal health office along with the provincial health office. In a press statement, […]