Category: Health
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Aurora Provincial Government Receives PHP2.2 Million from DOST for Standard Testing Laboratory Project
AURORA — The Provincial Government of Aurora has received a PHP2.24-million grant from the Department of Science and Technology Region III (DOST-III) for the establishment of the Aurora Standard Testing Laboratory, a project aimed at ensuring safer and cleaner drinking water for residents across the province. Governor Isidro P. Galban personally accepted the ceremonial check…
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200 SSS pensioners from Zambales receive free medical services
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT ZONE— About 200 Social Security System (SSS) pensioners from Zambales received free medical services. The activity is part of this year’s Pensioners’ Day wherein the state firm reaffirmed its commitment to the welfare of its pensioners. SSS Vice President for Luzon Central 2 Division Gloria Corazon Andrada thanked the pensioners for their…
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Cancer Awareness Month Surgical Mission Benefits Women in Zambales and Olongapo
More than 70 women from Zambales and Olongapo City participated in a two-day gynecologic cancer awareness mission held on September 12–13. Forty of them underwent free gynecological check-ups and screening, and ten were selected for surgical procedures to address serious conditions such as ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, pelvic infection, and pelvic organ prolapse. The activity…
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Cayetano isinusulong ang 24/7 Super Health Centers sa bawat lungsod at bayan sa bansa
Isinusulong ni Senador Alan Peter Cayetano ang pagtatayo ng 24/7 Super Health Centers sa lahat ng lungsod at bayan sa buong bansa para mas mapalapit ang serbisyong medikal sa bawat Pilipino. Sa kanyang inihaing panukala na “Super Health Centers in All Cities and Municipalities Act” (Senate Bill No. 420), layunin ni Cayetano na palakasin ang…
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Mass training on hands-only CPR
OLONGAPO CITY—Subic Bay Freeport zone stakeholders join a short course on Mass Hands-only CPR training event organized by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority –Public Health and Safety Department in cooperation with the Philippine Heart Association Inc.-Central Luzon. The activity was held at the Ayala Malls Harbor Point Mall on Wednesday, April 30 wherein the participants were…
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Health and Wellness Campaign
Dr. Arlene G. Cesa, OIC of the Medical Division of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority-Public Health and Safety Department (SBMA-PHSD) conducts a briefing on TB and HIV Awareness in the Workplace for employees of the SBMA Public Works and Technical Services Group at the lobby of Building “H” on Thursday, February 27. The initiative aims to…
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PhilHealth pays P1.05-B in claims to hospitals in Pampanga
PAMPANGA— The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has paid about P1.05 billion benefit claims to a total of 11 district hospitals in the province of Pampanga. The amount covers health care services provided to members from January to December 2024, and will be used to support the non-medical and medical professionals in delivering excellent health care…
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Cayetano binatikos ang pamumulitika ng DOH
Binatikos ni Senador Alan Peter Cayetano ang pagtaas ng alokasyon ng Department of Health (DOH) para sa programang Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) dahil aniya’y nagagamit ito sa pamumulitika ng pangangalaga sa kalusugan ng mga Pilipino. Direktang sinabi ni Cayetano ang maaanghang na pahayag na ito kay Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa,…
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Panahon na para sa isang ‘game-changer’ sa healthcare system – Cayetano
Panahon na para sa isang malaking pagbabago o “game changer” sa healthcare system ng bansa, giit ni Senador Alan Peter Cayetano Nanawagan din siya ng pagtaas ng pondo para sa State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) upang maisagawa ang mga pag-aaral na tutukoy sa pinakamabisang paraan para mapabuti ang kalusugan ng mga Pilipino. Ginawa ni Cayetano…
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Cayetano nanawagang repasuhin ang 4Ps para epektibong malabanan ang child stunting
Muling nanawagan si Senador Alan Peter Cayetano sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) na suriin ang Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) dahil tila hindi nito epektibong natutugunan ang child stunting sa bansa. Ipinahayag ito ni Cayetano matapos ang pagdinig ng Senado sa panukalang 2025 budget ng DSWD nitong October 14, 2024. Ipinunto ng…
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DOH assures parents: Deworming tablets are safe for children
PAMPANGA–– Deworming tablets are safe, effective and are free for the public to avail of. This was the statement of Michelle O. Bautista, medical technologist of the infectious disease cluster of the Department of Health’s Central Luzon Center for Health Development, in a recent forum here. She emphasized that deworming tablets such as albendazole or…
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‘Lab for All’ caravan brings free medical services to Zambales
ZAMBALES – Thousands of residents in Botolan, Zambales on Tuesday availed of free medical consultations and services with the launching of the “Lab for All” project on Tuesday. The project was initiated by First Lady Marie Louise Araneta-Marcos in an effort to bring free medical consultations, laboratory services and distribution of medicines to the communities.…
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Central Luzon records 1K new Covid-19 cases
PAMPANGA– Central Luzon health officials on Wednesday reiterated their call to follow the minimum health standards amid the rising number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the region. DOH CLCHD director Corazon Flores, director of the Department of Health Central Luzon Center for Health Development (DOH CLCHD), said spikes in the number of new…
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Senador Alan, tinutulak ang mataas na sahod at regular na trabaho para sa Barangay Health Workers
Para kay Senador Alan Peter Cayetano, isang magandang paraan upang palakasin ang primary healthcare system ng bansa ay ang pagtatakda ng sapat na bilang ng Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) sa iba’t-ibang bahagi ng bansa at itaas ang kanilang status mula volunteer sa pagiging empleyado ng mga lokal na pamahalaan. Itinutulak ito ni Cayetano sa pamamagitan…
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Getting back to normal
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority-Public Health and Safety Department (SBMA-PHSD) utility/ambulance driver Manny Laparan sorts out empty alcohol containers as he helps in clearing out the area and closing down the Covid-19 testing center at the Central Business District of Subic Bay Freeport, Wednesday, February 15. This coincide as health officials were eyeing the possible of adoption of Alert…
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