Credit to Author: Red Mendoza| Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 01:46:56 +0000
AN employee in one of the offices of a building that also houses CNN Philippines tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), forcing the media company to go off the air for at least 24 hours. In a statement posted on its Facebook page, CNN Philippines said the person worked at a nearby office […]
Read moreCredit to Author: John Eric Mendoza| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:25:41 +0000
PH confirms first nCoV case HEALTH Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd on Thursday confirmed the country’s first case of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Duque said a 38-year-old woman from Wuhan, China was found to be infected with the 2019-nCoV after her test results arrived from the Victorian Infectious Disease Reference Laboratory in Melbourne, Australia. The […]
Read moreCredit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 21:45:34 +0000
The “highest” incidence of dengue over the last five years is upon us, the Department of Health (DOH) warned on Friday, noting that 10 regions now face an epidemic of the mosquito-borne disease while two others have breached their alert threshold.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 23:26:21 +0000
Faced with a “staggering” rate of infection placed at 5,100 cases per week, the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday declared a national dengue epidemic that has so far claimed the lives of at least 622 people since January.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 07:03:37 +0000
Former Health Secretary and now Iloilo 1st District Representative Janette Garin on Wednesday said the recent dengue outbreak in the country
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Read moreCredit to Author: CATHERINE S. VALENTE, TMT| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 10:34:53 +0000
HEALTH Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd is under investigation by the Office of the President due to corruption allegations at the Department of Health (DoH), Malacañang said on Tuesday. Speaking to…READ
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:15:10 +0000
“Corrupt public officials have no place on earth. But corrupt officials stealing health funds deserve an upgraded and super special suite in hell.”
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Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 06:42:37 +0000
The Department of Health (DOH) would still have to study alongside the Department of Education (DepEd) the possibility of suspending classes in areas most affected by dengue.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 06:14:29 +0000
The lack of warehouses specialized for storing drugs and medicines contributed to the delayed distribution of medications and commodities procured by the government, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 04:28:07 +0000
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said an investigation into the non-distribution of expired and near expiring medicines is already underway.
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