Health

Over 200 more beds for Bohol hospital approved

TAGBILARAN CITY -- A bill had been approved to purchase additional beds for the Governor Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital from the current 225 to 525 beds, a statement said on Friday. Bohol 1st...

PGH offers free autopsies on supposed Dengvaxia victims

MANILA -- The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) is offering to conduct medical autopsies on children whose death are being linked to Dengvaxia, as part of its ongoing investigation of the dengue vaccine...

2 dengue deaths linked to Dengvaxia failure: experts

MANILA -- An expert panel from the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) said Friday that two out of 14 deaths linked to dengue may be due to "vaccine failure". In a...

DOH to hire surveillance nurses for Dengvaxia patients

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) is hiring nurses to monitor hospitals of patients admitted brought about by the drastic reaction of Dengvaxia vaccines. Dr. Joshua Brillantes, DOH assistant regional...

Food program benefits 120k Davao kids

DAVAO CITY -- The 7th cycle implementation of the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has benefited 127,746 children enrolled in 2,792 Child Development...

PAO soon to end Dengvaxia investigation

The Public Attorney’s Office will soon end its investigation on 12 cases of Dengvaxia related deaths, PAO Chief Atty. Persida Acosta assured on Tuesday. The PAO chief said during an exclusive interview...

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