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Vergeire says no offer for top health post, backs Cascolan

Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Thursday said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did not offer her the agency's top post, which...

‘Still better with PBBM at Agri helm’

More problems in the agriculture sector can be immediately addressed with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the helm of the Department of Agriculture, an...

DOH sees a high 18k COVID cases mid-November

Daily COVID-19 cases could reach as high as 18,000 by Nov. 15, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said the...

DOH confirms cases of Omicron XBB, XBC variants in 11 regions

The Philippines has detected the country’s first confirmed cases of the Omicron XBB subvariant and XBC variant of the coronavirus, the Department of Health...

DOH vows to pursue PH universal health care

The Department of Health (DOH), through the leadership of Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, has highlighted Primary Care as its flagship reform toward realizing Universal...

Cholera rising, but not alarming—DOH

More people were reportedly afflicted with cholera this year than last year, but the Department of Health (DOH) said there was still no cause...

PH lacks 200k health workers due to exodus

The Philippines needs to offer better benefits and salaries to fill a shortage of nearly 200,000 health workers, the Department of Health (DOH) said...

PH short of 106,000 nurses due to better jobs abroad

The Philippines has a shortage of about 106,000 nurses as health workers seek better opportunities abroad, the Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday. The DOH...

Slow uptake in booster shots drive lowers aim to 30%

The government has lowered its target of giving 23 million booster shots during the first 100 days of the Marcos administration, given the slow...

Broaden Public Health Workers Law to cover private hospitals—DOH

The Department of Health (DOH) is pushing for an amendment to the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers to cover health workers in private...

DOH: Monkeypox case on PAL flight was not a Filipino

The Department of Health (DOH) said Friday that the recently reported passenger with monkeypox on board a Philippine Airlines flight bound for Hong Kong...

HK‘s 1st monkeypox case detected in traveler from PH

The Department of Health (DOH) is in contact with Hong Kong authorities after the Chinese territory reported its first case of monkeypox in a...

IATF for optional use of masks outdoors, pilot test indoors

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has recommended the voluntary use of face masks outdoors, the Department of...

DOH sets drive for booster shots on September 26-30

The Department of Health announced Monday that a special vaccination campaign against COVID-19 will be carried out from Sept. 26 to 30 to administer...
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