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(Eagle News)– There have been no reported deaths related to the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. This is according to Sanofi Pasteur, which manufactures the drug that it said could cause “severe cases” upon administration in those that have not been afflicted with dengue beforehand. In a statement on Monday, the pharmaceutical company said that this means that these people had an “increased risk of hospitalization for dengue and severe dengue, predominantly Grade I or II Dengue Hemorrhagic […]
(Agence France Presse) –The government is prepared for a “worst-case scenario” following warnings that an anti-dengue vaccine administered to several children may worsen the disease in some cases, a health official said Saturday. Department of Health spokesman Eric Tayag said the country had already taken precautions against potential mishaps when it became the first country to use the landmark vaccine in 2016. The developer of the world’s first vaccine for the potentially deadly virus, French pharmaceutical […]
(Eagle News) — Senator JV Ejercito on Friday called for a Senate investigation into the government’s procurement of the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. Ejercito made the appeal following a statement from the vaccine manufacturer Sanofi that those who were “not previously infected by dengue virus” but were vaccinated “upon a subsequent dengue infection” could, “in the longer term,” develop “more cases of severe disease.” Ejercito said since the issue was about “corruption and accountability,” the blue ribbon […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nagbigay ng babala ang Department of Health (DOH) sa publiko kaugnay ng pagsasagawa ng self–medication at pag-inom ng mga antibiotics nang walang prescription mula sa doktor. Alinsunod ito sa pinirmahang kasunduan ng Pilipinas sa Anti-Microbal Resistance (AMR) sa katatapos na 31st ASEAN Summit sa bansa. Ayon kay Health Secretary Francisco Duque, inilunsad nila ang national antibiotic guidelines para magbigay ng karagdagang kaalaman sa paggamit o pag-inom ng mga antibiotic. Babala […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Francisco Duque III as health secretary. The appointment comes after Paulyn Ubial’s nomination as health secretary was rejected by the powerful Commission on Appointments. Duque served as health secretary under then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s term.
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed officers in charge to the Departments of Information, Communications Technology, and the Department of Health. DICT Undersecretary Eliseo Mijares Rio Jr. will take the helm of the agency previously led by Rodolfo Salalima, who resigned in September. Reports, however, later said he was made to resign by President Rodrigo Duterte, following allegations he favored Globe over other telecommunications companies. DOH Undersecretary Herminigildo Valle, for his part, […]
(Eagle News) — The crisis from the bird flu is now over and it is now safe to eat poultry products, according to both the agriculture and health departments. This announcement was made after there were no more reported cases of birds or fowl that have bird flu, and upon the Department of Agriculture’s order lifting the 7-kilometer radius quarantine restrictions in previously affected areas in Pampanga and Nueva Ecija. This means that the transport […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial on Tuesday, August 29, said that the number of people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the country is rising. In an interview with Net 25’s, Agila Balita Alas Dose, Ubial revealed that last June alone, there were 1,013 new cases, or those who tested positive with HIV. When asked about the benefit of the antiretroviral treatment for HIV victims, Ubial said […]
(Eagle News) — There are no cases of bird flu transmission in humans in the country so far. This is according to Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial, who held a press conference a day after Australian lab tests confirmed that the strain found in Pampanga farms where the bird flu outbreak took place could be transmitted to people. According to Ubial, the 34 people who were tested for H5N6 because they exhibited flu-like symptoms have tested […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUT3_pMTXyo&feature=youtu.be QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Around P2.7 billion are needed to rebuild the health facilities damaged by the still ongoing war in Marawi, according to Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial. Ubial said the Marawi siege has severely affected the health sector, such that the event has gone in history as causing the highest number of evacuees. According to latest data, around 102,000 families or 465,000 individuals have already been displaced because of the continuing […]
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan (Eagle News) – Nakipagkaisa ang Puerto Princesa City sa programa ng Department of Health na National Disability and Prevention Week na nagsimula ngayong araw, Lunes (July 17) at matatapos sa July 23. Bahagi ng programa ay ang pagsasagawa ng iba’t ibang aktibidad kasama ang City Health Office. Ito ay ginanap sa Mendoza Park mula 8:00 ng umaga hanggang 5:00 ng hapon. Isa sa mga naging aktibidad nila ay ang free health check-up sa […]
(Eagle News) — Hindi dapat ipagwalang bahala ang allergy dahil ito ay nakamamatay, ito ang babala ng mga experto mula sa Department of Health at Philippine Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Kaugnay ng pagdiriwang ng National Allergy Day, nagsagawa ng isang public forum, kung saan tinalakay ang mahahalagang impormasyon tungkol sa allergy, ano ang pinagmumulan ng allergy, anu-ano ang mga uri ng allergy, ano ang mga sintomas at anu-ano ang mga angkop at […]
