Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2018 14:15:37 +0000
The government will allocate P9 billion for the deployment of more than 13,000 health professionals to “underserved communities” in 2019.
The post Gov’t to set aside P9 billion to deploy 13,000 health workers appeared first on Inquirer News.
Read more
The Department of Health (DOH) is looking into whether it should set up a dedicated mental health intervention program in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd), following cases of suicide among teachers reportedly due to stress at work.
The post DOH mulls setting up mental health intervention program with DepEd appeared first on Inquirer News.
Read more
The number of cases of leptospirosis and dengue is expected to increase in the coming weeks as a result of the rains and floods in the last few days brought by an enhanced monsoon.
The post DOH warns of flood-borne diseases appeared first on Inquirer News.
Read more
More than 500 mothers from different towns in Albay province joined the simultaneous breastfeeding event at Ibalon Centrum for Recreation in this city on Saturday.
The post 500 mothers simultaneously breastfeed babies in Albay event appeared first on Inquirer News.
Read more
After different parts of Metro Manila and the provinces experienced flooding in recent weeks, the Department of Health (DOH) warned the public of the risk of acquiring leptospirosis.
The post DOH warns public on risk of leptospirosis appeared first on Inquirer News.
Read more
Former Health Secretary Janette Garin has branded the criminal charges filed against her over the allegedly faulty Dengvaxia vaccine as “malicious, twisted and baseless.”
The post Garin wants ‘malicious, twisted’ Dengvaxia raps junked appeared first on Inquirer News.
Read more
There was nothing new or different in the findings of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) study about the effects of Sanofi Pasteur’s Dengvaxia vaccine on seronegative recipients, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francsico Duque III said on Friday.
The post Nothing new in recent study on Dengvaxia effects, says DOH chief appeared first on Inquirer News.
Read more
Disappointed by the failure of the Senate to pass the P1.16 billion supplemental budget for Dengvaxia-administered children, Sen. Richard Gordon asked the Department of Health (DOH) on Mondayto use its emergency funds to assist more than 800,000 children inoculated with the controversial dengue vaccine
The post Gordon urges DOH to use emergency fund for Dengvaxia patients appeared first on Inquirer News.
Read more