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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...

Limited face-to-face classes continue in areas not under ECQ, says CHED

By Cleizl Pardilla The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has confirmed that the conduct of limited face-to-face classes in Higher Education Institutions continue in areas not under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). Earlier CHED...

FDA: We have enough supplies of remdesivir

By Ryan Lesigues The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today allayed public fears over reports that stocks of some medicines such as remdesivir, used against COVID-19, are gradually being depleted in hospitals. At...

FDA: Ivermectin, not approved for prevention or treatment of COVID-19

By Ryan Lesigues The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned the public today that taking Ivermectin as an antidote to COVID-19 can have adverse effects on a person's health. This is because the...

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