Acting Health Secretary declares that the Philippines is once again MERS-Cov free, as the Filipina nurse was finally discharged from the hospital after her successful treatment. Said nurse will still undergo a ten-day quarantine in her home
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How to avoid measles this summer?
The Department of Health (DOH) warns against measles this coming summer. Vaccination remains one of the most guaranteed ways to prevent our children from acquiring the said disease.
Blood donation drive, isinagawa sa Boracay
Bilang suporta sa blood donation drive na inilunsad ng pamahalaan, isang blood donation activity ang isinagawa sa isang resort sa Boracay.
Ospital ng Lipa City, Level 1 na
Makalipas ng isang taon ay itinaas na sa Level 1 category ang ospital ng Lipa City, Batangas.
Medical-dental mission, isinagawa sa Quirino
Isang organization mula sa Sacramento Lions Club, California, USA, ang nagsagawa ng medical at dental mission sa lalawigan ng Quirino.
Filipina nurse ready for discharge next week
According to the Department of Health (DOH), the Filipina nurse who tested positive for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is ready for discharge next week as she continues to recover.
Gov’t temporarily bans poultry products from US, Israel
QUEZON CITY, PIA- To protect Filipino consumers, the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture (DA) has issued a temporary ban on poultry meat and eggs coming from the US’s Oregon State, and Haifa, Israel, the agency announced over the weekend. “The Philippine government put a temporary ban on the import of domestic and wild birds and their products coming from Oregon, USA, as a precautionary measure against Avian Flu,” DA Secretary Proceso Alcala said in a statement, […]
Gov’t intensifies efforts to prevent spread of MERS-CoV
MANILA, PIA- The government intensifies the monitoring of airports, seaports and other points of entry to prevent the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the country, the Palace said on Sunday. In a radio interview, Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. of the Presidential Communications Operations Office said that based on the latest reports of the Department of Health (DOH) there is only one confirmed case of MERS-CoV in the country–the Filipino nurse who […]
Environmental group warns against beauty products with mercury
An environmental group warned the public against the use of beauty products, in particular whitening products, which contain mercury.
MERS-COV symptoms seen in people in contact with Filipina nurse
According to the Department of Health, eleven people who were in contact with the Filpina nurse who tested positive for MERS-COV, exhibited symptoms of the said virus.
Higher survival rate for childhood cancer recorded in the Philippines
Childhood cancer in the Philippines recorded a higher survival rate as several programs were launched to help kids with this dreaded disease.
President Aquino asks DOH to prevent spread of MERS-CoV
President Aquino asked the Department of Health (DOH) to exert all efforts to halt the spread of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the country.
