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Duque firm bagged DOH contracts

July 28, 2019 admin Department of Health, doctors pharmaceuticals inc., DoH, dpi, francisco duque, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, Panfilo Lacson

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:28:45 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — A pharmaceutical company owned by the family of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III earned millions of pesos from several government contracts from the Department of Health (DOH) for the supply of medicines in public hospitals, official documents obtained by the Inquirer and shared by Sen. Panfilo Lacson showed.

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DOH taking ‘steps’ on expiring drugs

July 25, 2019 admin Department of Health, expired drugs, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, Vaccines

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 21:18:38 +0000

The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said it was taking necessary actions following a report by the Commission on Audit (COA)

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Dengue woes: 5,000 new cases in just a week

July 20, 2019 admin dengue cases, Department of Health, DoH, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, national dengue alert

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 22:15:57 +0000

In his last days as mayor of Janiuay town in Iloilo, Jose “Jojo” de Paula focused his energies on the cleanup of villages ahead of the rainy season and the anticipated annual rise of dengue cases.

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Dengue, now national emergency, kills 491

July 20, 2019 admin dengue cases, Department of Health, Latest News Stories, Nation, news, Philippine news updates

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 09:58:42 +0000

Dengue fever has killed at least 491 people, mostly children, throughout the Philippines in the first seven months of 2019

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Zamboanga Sibugay, Bicol bear brunt of dengue surge

July 17, 2019 admin biocol, dengue cases, Department of Health, DoH, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, zamboanga del sibugay

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 21:30:57 +0000

A state of calamity has been declared in Zamboanga Sibugay province in Mindanao following a sharp rise in dengue cases

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Higher, just wages for nurses pushed

July 14, 2019 admin Department of Health, DoH, Latest News Stories, Nation, nurses' wages, Richard Gordon

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 21:35:55 +0000

MANILA, Philippines Sen. Richard Gordon is pushing for a measure that will give nurses higher and just wages.

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COA: Over 4,000 indigent patients in QC compelled to finance medication

July 8, 2019 admin COA, Commission On Audit, Department of Health, Latest News Stories, Metro, Nation, novaliches district hospital, Philhealth, Philippine National Drug Formulary, Philippine news updates, pndf, Quezon City

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 08:22:07 +0000

At least 4,147 patients classified as indigents in Quezon City were forced to finance their own medication and purchase the medicines outside the Novaliches District Hospital (NDH), the Commission on Audit (COA) said.

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Health chief declares vaccination scare over

July 3, 2019 admin dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, Department of Health, DoH, francisco duque iii, Headlines, herd immunity, Latest News Stories, Nation, vaccination scare

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 21:22:21 +0000

Parents’ aversion to having their children vaccinated due to the Dengvaxia scare is finally over, according to the Department of Health (DOH).

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Big number of kids with worms in Bicol alarming, says DOH

July 2, 2019 admin Bicol, children, Department of Health, DoH, intestinal parasitic worm infection, Latest News Stories, Regions

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 04:36:07 +0000

The number of children suffering from intestinal parasitic worm infection in Bicol has reached an alarming level, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday.

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DOH: Over 7,000 cases filed vs healthcare facilities in 2018

June 10, 2019 admin Department of Health, ghost dialysis mess, Latest News Stories, Nation, news, Philhealth

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 04:02:40 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Over 7,000 cases against healthcare facilities nationwide due to negligence have been filed in 2018, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Tuesday, amid the dialysis claims issue hounding PhilHealth and a dialysis center.

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