Health Archives - Page 13 of 26

Bacolod, NegOcc with highest number of new dengue cases

May 18, 2024

Bacolod City and Negros Occidental are in the list of areas in Western Visayas with high number of newly-reported dengue cases, as of the May 5-11 monitoring, the Department of Health in the region said.

‘Significant portion’ of Bacolod hospital done next year: Albee

May 17, 2024

Bacolod Mayor Alfredo “Albee” Benitez said May 16 that “a significant portion” of the 127-bed capacity Bacolod City General Hospital (BCGH) will be completed next year.

Speaker vows House support for promotion of dental health

May 15, 2024

Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez committed May 14 the full support of the House of Representatives for initiatives meant to promote health education and improved access to dental care for every Filipino.

PHO eyeing more children for DPT vax

May 11, 2024

The Provincial Health Office (PHO) is targeting 20,000 more children under five years old for vaccination against pertussis.

Undergo cervical cancer screening, DOH encourages Negrense women

May 11, 2024

The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH WV CHD) urged Negrense women to undergo screening to prevent cervical cancer, the second leading cancer among females in the Philippines.

Benitez to designate BHWs as health promotion officers

May 8, 2024

Mayor Alfredo Benitez has been authorized to designate the barangay health workers (BHWs) as Health Education and Promotion Officers (HEPOs) in the implementation of health promotion policies, programs, and activities in Bacolod City.

Confirmed pertussis cases now at 14 in Negros Occ.

May 7, 2024

The Provincial Health Office (PHO) logged 14 confirmed cases of pertussis or whooping cough in Negros Occidental as of May 6.

Healthcare agenda for Pinoys

May 3, 2024

Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez unveiled a visionary healthcare agenda centered on the commitment of the House of Representatives to uplifting health services and primary care for all Filipinos.

Negros Occ. logs 13 pertussis cases

April 27, 2024

The number of confirmed pertussis cases, also known as whooping cough, in Negros Occidental has increased to 13, data of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) on Friday (April 26) showed.

Capitol gives cash incentive to ZOD-declared barangays

April 24, 2024

Forty Zero Open Defecation (ZOD)-declared barangays in Negros Occidental each received P20,000 in cash incentive from Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson at the Capitol in Bacolod City April 23.