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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Gusto ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque III na magkaroon ng pakikipagpulong ang ilang Department of Health officials kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte para ilahad ang kanilang panig sa isyu ng Dengvaxia. Hanggang ngayon, hindi pa rin magkasundo ang DOH at Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) ukol sa mga magkakaibang resulta ng pagkamatay ng mga nakatanggap ng bakuna. Ayon kay Duque, wala pang schedule na naibibigay sa kanila kung kelan ang pulong […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umakyat na sa tatlumpu’t siyam (39) ang bilang ng mga nasawi matapos mabakunahan ng dengvaxia vaccine. Sa pagdinig ng House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, sinabi ni Health Sec. Francisco Duque na sa kasalukuyan ay iniimbestigahan na ng Department of Health (DOH) ang dahilan ng pagkamatay ng mga ito. Hindi pa naman matiyak ng kalihim kung direktang may kaugnayan sa dengvaxia ang pagkamatay ng mga ito dahil […]
(Eagle News) — Seven Department of Health officials on Friday sued for libel a former health consultant who accused them of being part of a “mafia” allegedly engaged in corruption in the agency. Undersecretary Maria Carolina Vidal-Taiño, Undersecretary Gerardo Bayugo, Undersecretary Lilibeth C. David, Financial and Management Service Director Laureano C. Cruz, Health Promotion and Communication Services Director Mar Wyn C. Bello and Assistant Secretary Nestor F. Santiago filed the complaint against Dr. Francisco Cruz before the Manila […]
Parents also cite other reasons for refusal to have their children vaccinated, health secretary says (Eagle News) — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday said the Dengvaxia scare has had an effect on the implementation of government vaccination programs in some areas. Duque said there were, however, other reasons put forward by parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated in a government program. He said some, for instance, cite religious reasons. Others, he […]
(Eagle News) – Umabot na sa halos anim na libong evacuees ang tinamaan ng iba’t ibang uri ng sakit sa mga evacuation center sa Albay. Sa datos ng Department of Health (DOH), sa mga nagkasakit, nangunguna pa rin ang kaso ng respiratory infection o sakit sa baga. Ayon pa sa DOH ang bilang ng nagkaroon ng respiratory infection ay pumalo na sa 3,984, kasunod naman ay ang lagnat na may bilang na 798. Nasa 520 […]
(Eagle News) — The Public Attorneys Office and the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption on Monday filed cases against several individuals including former Health Secretary Janette Garin over the Dengvaxia mess. The administrative cases against Garin, Undersecretary Kenneth Hartigan-Go, among others were filed before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court. The P4-million civil case against those who spearheaded the dengue vaccination program and members of the board of directors and officials of Dengvaxia manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur and distributor Zuellig […]
Independent panel study results show there was “vaccine failure” in “two to three” of 14 cases, DOH official says (Eagle News) — There has been “vaccine failure” in “two to three” children of the 14 who were administered Dengvaxia and who were autopsied by an independent panel of experts. Health Undersecretary Dr. Rolando Enrique Domingo said that while the “vaccine failure” was seen only in “a small number” of cases, the results of the panel therefore […]
An expert panel of doctors from the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital is investigating if the deaths of 14 children had any link to the controversial dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, officials said Friday. Dengue was blamed for only four of the 14 deaths being probed, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said, with lupus and meningococcemia named as the cause of the others. But now the panel of experts will verify those reports, health officials said. The […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Zero-casualty incident sa indiscriminate firing ang naitala ng Philippine National Police (PNP) sa nakalipas na holiday season. Ayon kay PNP Chief Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa, walang naitalang nasawi dahil sa mga ‘stray bullet’ mula December 16, 2017 hanggang alas-dose ng tanghali ng January 1, 2018. Nakapagtala rin ng all-time low record ang PNP sa bilang ng mga nasugatan dahil sa paputok. Sa tala ng Department of Health (DOH), mas mababa […]
(Eagle News)– The Department of Health has recorded over 100 firecracker-related injuries and a stray bullet case during the New Year revelry. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the 191 firecracker-related injuries and stray bullet case were recorded from Dec. 21, 2017 to Jan. 1, 2018. “We are relatively pleased, relative because there are still injuries, but pleased because the substantial reduction or decrease in fireworks related injuries,” he said. He said the figure was […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Sunday said that most victims of firecracker-related injuries so far are children. The DOH said in a statement that 70 of the 86 victims recorded so far from December 21 to 31 were aged less than 15. This translates to 81 percent. Piccolo topped the top causes of firecracker-related injuries, with 54 victims. Boga was in second place with seven victims, and was followed by kwitis, with […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umabot na sa pitumpu’t pito ang firecracker-related injuries, ilang oras bago ang pagpasok ng bagong taon. Batay sa “Aksyon: Paputok Injury Reduction 2017” report ng Department of Health (DOH), limampu’t pito sa mga naputukan ay sanhi ng iligal na fireworks. Apatnapu’t siyam naman sa mga naputukan ay sanhi ng piccolo habang anim ay dahil sa boga. Sa kabila nito, ipinagmalaki ng DOH na mababa ang nabanggit na bilang kumpara sa […]
