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50+ ka na ba? May diskwento ng PhilHealth ang bakuna mo laban sa Pulmonya sa halagang P600. Magsadya sa pinakamalapit na Vaccine Access Point (VAP_ dala ang PhilHealth ID o ang Member Data Record (MDR) Tumawag sa Philhealth action center (02)441-7442. www.philhealth.gov.ph  , actioncenter@philhealth.go v.ph PHILHEALTH CASE RATES PhilHealth Case RatesPara sa katanungan: ACTION CENTER: (02)441-7442www.philhealth.gov.phFacebook: http://facebook.com/PhilHealthTwitter: http://twitter.com/teamphilhealthEmail: actioncenter@philhealth.gov.ph Posted by Department of Health (Philippines) on Wednesday, 26 November 2014

The Department of Health (DOH) released on March 20, 2013, the implementing rules and regulations regarding stem cell and cell-based therapy in the country. “Our efforts at regulating the practice of stem-cell therapy in this country are aimed at safeguarding the welfare of our patients and the general public by making safe, effective and ethical stem-cell modalities and practices are within emerging international and global standards considering the very complex nature of this therapy,” Secretary of Health Enrique Ona said. DOH Administrative Order 2013-0012 (AO 2013-0012), also known as Rules and Regulations Governing the Accreditation of Health Facilities Engaging in Human Stem Cell and Cell-based or Cellular Therapies in the Philippines, is aimed at ensuring that human stem cell and cell-based therapies in the country are safe and effective for their intended use. It also intends to prevent the introduction, transmission, and spread of communicable diseases by ensuring...

Filipinos warned against SARS Like Corona Virus by DOH after a 3rd case of infection from the corona virus in the UK has been. The Department of Health on Monday advised the public to wash their hands frequently and practice "social distancing" to avoid being infected by a new coronavirus. DOH ENHANCES REPORTING FOR NEW CORONAVIRUS. Press Release/18 February 2013: The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged member states to report cases due to the new coronavirus. Presently, 12 respiratory cases including 5 deaths were already reported from several countries like Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan and the United Kingdom. The WHO also urges health authorities to correctly report it as new coronavirus and not to describe these cases as "SARS-like" so as to avoid confusion. Respiratory illness due to the new coronavirus maybe suspected in patients admitted in the intensive care unit in which severe respiratory difficulty is the primary sign or sym...

Learn DOH “Belly Gud for Health” Dance Move. Press Release / 14 January 2012: Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona encourages the Department of Health (DOH) executives to lead a healthy lifestyle and undergo a weight loss program called “Belly Gud for Health.” “Stress that comes with management work can lead to binge eating and lack of physical activity that may result to overnutrition. We don’t want our health executives to suffer the consequences of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), thus we are offering our undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, directors, division chiefs and program managers a light and enjoyable challenge to be fit by attaining and maintaining a desirable waist circumference,” Secretary Ona said. Waist circumference is a simple and easy measure of central obesity which is the amount of visceral fat (the fat that surrounds the inner organs) among adults and a significant indicator of risk for NCDs particularly heart disease and stroke. The desirable waist circ...

The Department of Health believes that Senate Sin Tax Bill approval a victory for health. Secretary of Health Enrique T. Ona lauds yesterday’s passage of Senate Bill 3299 (also known as the Sin Tax Bill ), with 15 senators voting for it and only two voting against. “The passage of this bill is a victory in our campaign to protect our people, especially the young and the poor, from the ill effects of smoking and excessive drinking. At the same time, the additional revenues will be used to fund the expansion of PhilHealth enrolment to the second poorest 20 percent of our population, upgrade and modernize our hospitals and other health facilities, and expand our existing preventive and promotive programs under Kalusugan Pangkalahatan,” Ona said. The Senate approved version of the bill is estimated to generate incremental revenues of P40 billion in the first year of implementation. The House of Representatives earlier passed its own sin tax bill version, House Bill 5727, as am...

The DOH is reported to lift temporary ban on the 6 affected Korean Noodles The Department of Health (DOH), through the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has undertaken laboratory testing of recalled samples of Korean Noodles from the market shelves last week. The test results have been reassuring, as benzopyrenes have been found below the limits of benzopyrenes set for the recall advisory. The results are all less than 5 ppb, far below the regulatory limit of 10 ppb. Furthermore, the Korean officials have offered assurance that the subsequent products of the affected brands are safe, including the non-affected brands. The Department of Health will undertake coordination with Department of Trade and Industry and Bureau of Customs that the temporary ban on the 6 affected Korean brands be lifted starting today. In the application of the principle of traceability, we also caution our public that when purchasing foreign goods, particularly food products, to loo...

DOH Recall affected Korean Noodles. The Department of Health (DOH), through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), issued a recall for affected Korean noodles since 30 October 2012 after validation, coordination, and consultations with the Korean FDA. The Philippine government, as a line of defense to protect the Filipino public in matters of food safety, undertook: a. Discussions with the importers of Korean noodles and they agreed on a rapid recall and inventory. To date, only two active importers have these 6 affected Korean noodles. The companies are: Nextrade Philippines and Assi Philippine Trading Corporation. Five (5) other importers have either closed shop or are not trading the affected noodle products. There are 55 brands of Korean noodles but only 6 brands have been confirmed as the affected brands with Benzopyrene. The 6 brands are:NongshimNeoguri Mild, Nong Shim Big Bowl Noodle Shrimp, Nong Shim SaengSaengUdon Bowl Noodles, Nong Shim SaengSaenUdon, N...