Tag: barangay health station

Mexico hails signs of improvement in Covid battle

by Yussel Gonzalez MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday welcomed signs of an easing of the pandemic in his hard-hit nation, in stark contrast to the new wave of cases hitting other parts of Latin America. “Covid-19 infections are falling. The harmful effects of the pandemic are decreasing across the country,” Lopez Obrador said at his daily news conference. “It’s more encouraging. It’s a breath of fresh air,” […]

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DOH asks Ombudsman, COA to probe irregularities unraveled in barangay health station project

(Eagle News) – Health Secretary Francisco Duque has asked the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate the alleged irregularities uncovered in the P8.1 billion two-phase Barangay Health Station (BHS) project. Through the BHS Project, the DOH supposedly planned to establish 5,700 PhilHealth-accredited Barangay Health Stations (BHS) in public schools in 2015 and 2016 “to ensure access of every barangay to primary care.” Duque said he had requested the Office of the Ombudsman to conduct a […]

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