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(Eagle News)–The Department of Health has confirmed a second case of polio in the country in 19 years. In a press release, the DOH said the case this time involves a five-year-old boy from Laguna. The DOH said the boy, who experienced the onset of paralysis on Aug. 25, tested positive for the polio virus after samples were sent to the Japan National Institute for Infectious Diseases. Although the boy has been discharged from the […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Health on Thursday, Sept. 19, declared polio was “re-emerging” 19 years after the country was declared polio-free by the World Health Organization. This was after the agency confirmed a case in Lanao del Sur. In a statement, the DOH said the case involved a three-year-old, while another case was awaiting confirmation. “In addition, the polio virus has been detected in samples taken from sewage in Manila and waterways in Davao as […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Edgardo Angara on Thursday, Aug. 1, said the Department of Health should explain what he said was the overstocking of medicines worth billions of pesos in its warehouses. In a statement, Angara said close to P20 billion worth of drugs and medicine are there, as cited by the Commission on Audit in its 2018 report on the agency. Angara said the wastage “is becoming like dengue, it has become an annual thing.” “And […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Saturday, March 2, welcomed a Department of Justice panel’s decision to indict former Health Secretary Janette Garin and several others, saying it only meant “the wheels of justice have begun to grind for the victims and families of children who died allegedly because of the Dengvaxia vaccine…” According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, the defendants should welcome the “opportunity to clear their names and raise whatever defense they have in relation to […]
(Eagle News)—-A Department of Justice panel has found probable cause to indict former Health Secretary Janette Garin over the deaths of children who were administered the controversial vaccine Dengvaxia. In a statement, the DOJ panel said it also found probable cause to indict several Department of Health officials, and officials of Sanofi Pasteur, the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine and the Food and Drug Administration on the same charges. The panel recommended that eight […]
(Eagle News) — Posibleng magdeklara na rin ng measles outbreak ang Department of Health (DOH) ang sa Region 2 kasunod ng paglobo sa 578 percent ng kaso ng tigdas sa nasabing rehiyon ngayong Pebrero. Ayon sa DOH, ang mga lalawigan ng Cagayan at Isabela ang higit na magiging apektado kung magpapatuloy sa pagdami ang mga pasyente na may kaso ng tigdas sa kabila ng isinagawang mass vaccination. Ang Region 2 ay binubuo ng mga lalawigan […]
(Eagle News) — Nagkaroon ng under-distribution ng measles vaccine sa bansa mula noong 2014 hanggang 2017. Sinabi ni Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta, mali ang paratang sa kanya ni Senadora Risa Hontiveros na siya ang dahilan kung bakit nagkaroon ng measles outbreak sa bansa. Ayon kay Acosta, batay sa inilabas na report ng Commission on Audit (COA), noong 2014 hanggang 2017 ay nagkaroon ng under-distribution ng measles vaccine, gayundin ng bakuna sa diphtheria, […]
(Eagle news) — Umabot na sa 4,300 ang naitalang kaso ng tigdas sa bansa. 70 sa mga ito ang kumpirmadong namatay. Sinabi ni Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo, batay ito sa latest report ng Department of Health. Aminado si Domingo na sa nakalipas na lima hanggang sampung taon ay hindi naaabot ng pamahalaan ang 90 percent target nito sa immunization program. Nasa 70–80 percent lamang umano nang target nilang bilang ng kabataan ang nababakunahan. https://youtu.be/DIsIST8wODA
Thumbs down, however, mandatory vaccination (Eagle News)—The Palace has directed the Department of Health to intensify its information drive on the government’s vaccination programs following the measles outbreak in some parts of the country, including Metro Manila. In a statement, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, however, shot down proposals to make vaccination mandatory for children. According to Nograles, intensifying the information drive was in accordance with Section 4 of Republic Act (RA) 10152, or the Mandatory […]
(Eagle News)–Senator JV Ejercito hailed the recent passage of the P3.757-trillion national budget in the bicameral conference committee, describing it as “pro-health.” In a statement, Ejercito said the national budget “carries the funds for the Health Facilities Enhancement Program, or HFEP, and Human Resource for Health Development (HRHD), both under the budget of the DOH (Department of Health).” According to Ejercito, who is the chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, he “fought for […]
(Eagle News) — Tumaas ang bilang ng mga nagkakaroon ng dengue sa bahagi ng Central Visayas at Caraga Region sa unang dalawang buwan pa lamang ng taong 2019. Ayon sa Department of Health Region 7, sa 2,132 cases, 14 na ang namamatay dahil sa dengue noong Enero habang apat naman ang naitala sa pagpasok pa lang ng buwan ng Pebrero. Bukod rito, naitala naman sa DOH Region 13, mula sa 2,535 na dengue cases na […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health has expanded the areas covered by its measles outbreak declaration on Wednesday, Feb. 6. Apart from Metro Manila, the declaration now covers Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and Bicol Region. “We are expanding the outbreak (declaration) as cases have increased in the past weeks…,” Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said in a press conference on Thursday, Feb. 7. According to the DOH, from Jan. 1 to […]
