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Anti-hunger task force launches new carrot-variant enhanced nutribun

The government has a new weapon in its arsenal against hunger, a new Enhanced Nutribun (E-Nutribun) made with one of nature's healthiest crops: carrots. According to Zero Hunger Task Force chief and...

DOH Shifts Weekly Time-Based Recovery Tagging to Daily, Assures Efforts to Ensure Proper Validation of Outcomes

In order to more accurately and timely reflect outcomes of cases, the Department of Health (DOH) has implemented a daily time-based tagging of recoveries since April 19, 2021. The DOH explained that...

First Level 1 COVID hospitals outside NCR receive VCO

The first Level 1 hospitals designated to treat COVID-19 cases with mild symptoms received their first batches of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as part of a personal initiative led by Cabinet...

Vaccines bring us closer: Philippines celebrates World Immunization Week to honor the importance of life-saving vaccinations

The Philippines joins the global celebration of World Immunization Week 2021 on 24-30 April. With the theme ‘Vaccines bring us closer’, the World Immunization Week recognizes and honors the importance of...

PhilHealth’s Debit-Credit Payment Method now applies to all high and critical risk areas

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved on Thursday, April 22, 2021, the application of the Debit-Credit Payment Method (DCPM) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in all high risk and...

SOH inspects readiness of 4 NCR hospitals to accept COVID-19 patients

Department of Health (DOH) officials, led by Secretary Francisco T. Duque III, recently visited the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH), the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP), the National Kidney...

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