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For the nth time, delivery of bivalent COVID vaccines delayed again—DOH

Delivery of the country’s first bivalent COVID-19 vaccines will be delayed again, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday. DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire...

DOH: No MM mask mandate

The Department of Health denied Wednesday that Metro Manila, where nearly 13 million people live, would bring back the mandatory use of anti-COVID masks...

DOH greenlights 2nd COVID booster shot for public, warns of case surge

The Philippines will offer the second COVID-19 booster to the public, the Department of Health announced Wednesday, allowing more Filipinos to get additional protection...

Gov’t to raise ‘healthy citizens,’ to deal with malnutrition among kids

One in three Filipino children under the age of 5 is stunted, the Department of Health said Wednesday—a situation that a P10 billion World...

Vergeire asserts CDC bill not a ‘medical martial law’

The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday dismissed claims that a proposed bill creating the country’s Center for Disease Prevention and Control would pave the...

COVID uptick not enough to tighten measures: DOH

A  recent increase in COVID-19 infections in the Philippines is not enough to tighten measures anew to control the spread of the virus, the Department...

PH records 43 rabies cases from Jan.-Feb.

The Philippines has reported 43 cases of rabies, all fatalities,  from January 1 to February 18, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The latest figure...

DOH cites medical team’s mission in quake-hit Turkey

The deployment to Turkey of a Philippine medical team would help the Philippines get verified under the World Health Organization’s Emergency Medical Team’s (WHO-EMT)...

‘Health workers, seniors to get bivalent vax first’

The Department of Health (DOH) has announced that the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the bivalent vaccines against COVID-19 has been released and the...

Vergeire: DOH is transparent on cancer funds

Following a complaint filed against Department of Health (DOH) officials, DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire on Tuesday stressed that the department is using funds for...

Vergeire ‘ready’ to take DOH top job if offered

Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said Tuesday that she is now ready to be the next secretary of the agency, if...

Vergeire leads rollout of PH HIV/AIDS plan

Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire on Friday led the rollout of the Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC) 2023-2028 Strategic Planning and...

DOH: COVID-19 booster jab uptake still low at 27%

The number of Filipinos who received their COVID-19 booster shots remains low at 27 percent of the eligible population, the Department of Health (DOH)...

Group wants someone ‘capable’ as Agri chief

The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food, Inc, (PCAFI) has underscored the urgency of assigning a “capable man” to head the Department of Agriculture...
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