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DOH to receive P11.5B for healthcare and non-healthcare workers

WEBMANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) will receive P11.5 billion for the One COVID-19 Allowance (OCA) or Health Emergency Allowance (HEA) after the Department of Budget and

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DOH to probe docs, pharma firm over marketing scheme

WEBMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) is set to investigate allegations that a local pharmaceutical distributor has been offering hefty financial incentives to physicians

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DOH eyes 28 ‘ambulant’ health hubs nationwide Inquirer News

WEBMANILA, Philippines — To make health care more accessible, especially to poor Filipinos, the Department of Health (DOH) said it aims to build 28 primary care facilities nationwide. “Our

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DOH: Ending COVID emergency status likely once PH healthcare …

WEBMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said that lifting the country's COVID-19 emergency status may only be possible once the healthcare system is sufficiently

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DOH raises alert on rise in tuberculosis cases: It's 'higher than in

WEBADVERTISEMENT. “As of December 31, 2023, our new cases numbered 612,534. So, that’s about 549 cases per (a) hundred thousand population. That’s higher than in 2022,” the health secretary

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Universal health care tops Herbosa’s priorities at DOH

WEBMANILA, Philippines — Newly appointed Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Monday outlined an eight-point “action agenda” for the Department of Health (DOH) under his term, led by the

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DOH inaugurates first urgent care center in PH

WEBTomas, Pampanga on March 6, 2024. Photo from the Department of Health. MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday opened the first Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory

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First COVID, now heat: Online schooling returns to PH

WEBIn public schools in Metro Manila, the capital region, a survey of more than 8,000 teachers last month showed 87 percent of students had suffered from heat-related conditions.

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Free TB test in PhilHealth diagnostic package eyed

WEBMANILA, Philippines — Speaker Martin Romualdez and his wife, Tingog Partylist Rep. Yedda Romualdez on Thursday said they will request the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)

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PhilHealth to give free mammograms, ultrasound to women …

WEBMANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will be able to provide free mammograms and ultrasound for Filipino women starting July, House of Representatives

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PH ocean health: From bad to worse amid China invasion of WPS

WEBIn the 2023 Ocean Health Index, the Philippines scored 58 out of 100, significantly below the global average of 73 and marking a substantial decline from previous scores of 67 in 2021 and 65 in

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DOH orders release of P1.3 billion for health workers

WEBMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) ordered early this month the release of around P1.3 billion in health emergency allowances (HEA) for private and public healthcare workers

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DOH boosts drive against ‘WILD’ diseases in Calabarzon

WEBFrom Jan. 1 to Nov. 5, the DOH-Calabarzon recorded 12,734 influenza-like illness cases (34.4 percent), which reflect an increase compared with last year’s data. At least 21 deaths related to it

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BARMM contains measles outbreak

WEBCOTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — Local health officials announced on Tuesday that they were nearing their 1.3 million target in the massive vaccination drive that the Bangsamoro Autonomous

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PhilHealth: Higher benefit packages effective Feb. 14

WEBIn October last year, PhilHealth also raised the coverage for ischemic stroke to P76,000 from P28,000 (up by 171 percent), and hemorrhagic stroke to P80,000 from P38,000 (an increase of 111 percent).

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INQFocus writer wins big in Think Pink Awards; PDI correspondent …

WEBCristina Eloisa Baclig, who wrote a three-part report on breast cancer last year for INQFocus, was declared one of the winners of the Think Pink Awards, which was held on April 24 at the Century

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Students in Olongapo City sent home amid dangerous heat index

WEBOLONGAPO CITY — Students in this city were sent home from their schools on Thursday (April 25) as the heat index was expected to peak at 45 degrees Celsius. Acting Mayor Jong Cortez said the

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15 dancers suffer heat cramps in Lanao del Norte town festival

WEBKAUSWAGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE — As the heat index rose to an estimated 40 degree Celsius here on Wednesday, April 24, at least 15 dancers in the 23rd Hugyaw sa Kadagatan (sea dancing) festival to

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DOH taps idle Pampanga hospital to serve poor, remote areas

WEBSANTO TOMAS, Pampanga, Philippines — An idle 550-square-meter hospital that once served as a COVID-19 facility in this Pampanga town was transformed into a government-run health-care center to

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'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines

WEBA driver of a horse-drawn carriage pours water on his horse as they takes shelter under a tree along a road in Manila on April 24, 2024, as extreme heat affected the country.

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Makati City unveils Makati Life Medical Center Inquirer News

WEBMakati City residents, particularly Makati Health Plus or "yellow card" holders will have better access to free healthcare services and facilities after the city government formally unveiled on

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Dangerous level of heat index prevails in Zambales, says Pagasa

WEBThe heat index is the degree of discomfort experienced by a person as a result of the effects of temperature and air humidity. Pagasa categorizes a heat index from 42°C to 51°C as dangerous

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