DOH TOUTS MORE ACCESSIBLE, ADAPTABLE HEALTHCARE SERVICES UNDER MARCOS ADMINISTRATION

The Department of Health (DOH), under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., has reported significant strides in ensuring more accessible and adaptable healthcare services for all Filipinos as the government takes action towards the full implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act of 2019. In his first 100 days since his appointment…

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‘DON’T ALWAYS BELIEVE IN WHAT YOUR DOCTORS SAY. DO OWN RESEARCH, STUDY”

A dermatologist said that patients should not always believe what their doctors say unless studies and research have been made on their prescribed medicines. “Ang doktor kasi kahit magaling, puwede ring magkamali,” Dra. Grace Carole Beltran, said. A dermatologist, aesthetic surgeon and a pathology dermatologist, she was the guest in the most recent Media Health…

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PNHRS unveils updated six-year national health research agenda

The updated National Unified Health Research Agenda (NUHRA) for 2023 to 2028 was launched during the opening ceremonies of the Philippine National Health Research System (PNHRS) week celebration at the Summit Hotel, Tacloban City last 10 August 2023. Covering a six-year period, the NUHRA provides focus and direction to health research and development initiatives in…

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Health Consortium in NorthMin develops 5-year unified health research agenda

The Northern Mindanao Consortium for Health Research and Development (NorMinCoHRD) with Alliance for Improving Health Outcomes (AIHO) facilitates a research priority-setting workshop to address the most pressing health concerns in Region 10 in the next five years. The one-day event conducted on May in Cagayan de Oro City was comprised of diverse group of experts…

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New DOH chief to prioritize Covid-19, HIV, TB issues

Newly installed Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said Thursday his administration would focus on the exit plan of the Covid-19 pandemic and strategies to improve the situation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) cases in the country. In a recent televised press briefing, Herbosa said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has instructed him to tackle the rising…

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