Teleperformance receives wellness supplies from DOH through Project Red Ribbon

IN PHOTO: Dr. Stella Flores, Pilipinas Shell Foundation Policy, Advocacy, Partnerships and Communications Manager, Ico Rodulfo Johnson, President of the Project Red Ribbon Care Management Foundation, Inc., Undersecretary Dr. Beverly Ho of the Department of Health, and Rachel Cacabelos, Teleperformance Philippines Vice President for Human Resources, Communication & Marketing, lead the turnover ceremony of wellness supplies and KISS (Keep It Safe & Sure) dispensers from the Comprehensive Corporate HIV Program (CCHIP), which aims to make HIV testing and prevention paraphernalia more accessible to the community.

Teleperformance Philippines, the first and only five-peat certified Great Place to Work® company in the country, recently held a program review and ceremonial turnover of wellness supplies and KISS (Keep It Safe & Sure) dispensers as part of their HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) in the Workplace Policy, at Teleperformance Vertis North site.

Process DOH Permits, Licenses, Accreditation and More with Online Solution By MyEG PH!

As more and more government agencies are not digitizing and improving their services and processes, having an option for online payments really changes the system toward a more convenient and efficient way which saves both time and resources. 

As February starts, the Department of Health - Metro Manila Center for Health Development (DOH-MMCHD), through its partnership with MyEG Philippines, Inc. (MYEG PH), officially launches its online payment service via the MYEG website.

With this, hospitals, health facilities, health workers, and other clients of DOH in Metro Manila can already pay for permits, licenses, accreditation, authorization, registration, certification, clearances, violations, and other DOH transactions in a faster, more secure, and more convenient manner This comes after DOH's Assistant Secretary (formerly DOH-MMCHD's Regional Director) Gloria J. Balboa signed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with MyEG PH Chief Executive Officer Ann Margaret T. Saldaña on July 15, 2022, with DOH-MMCHD's Regional Director (formerly DOH-MMCHD's Assistant Regional Director) Aleli Annie Grace P. Sudiacal and MyEG PH E-Gov Operations Manager Ms. Israelita Choa present as witnesses

Shopee and the Department of Health Team Up to Encourage Filipinos to Get Vaccinated

Through this partnership, Shopee and the Department of Health aim to raise awareness on the importance of COVID-19 vaccination through education

Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, partners with the Department of Health (DOH) to promote education about COVID-19 vaccines through in-app and social media initiatives. As the Philippines aims to vaccinate 70% of its population within three to five years, this partnership between Shopee and DOH augments the concerted effort of the private sector and local government units to encourage Filipinos to get vaccinated and protect themselves and their loved ones against COVID-19.  

World TB Day 2021: Duque calls for urgent recovery to prevent TB deaths

Estimating over 100,000 deaths due to tuberculosis (TB) in the next five years, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III sounded the alarm for a swift recovery in TB care and services amid COVID-19 quarantine restrictions.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has caused enormous health and economic impacts, even affecting our TB response. But let us come together and bring our TB response back on track,” Secretary Duque said at an online advocacy event in observance of World TB Day. 

Who Really Made A Difference This Times Of COVID-19

This pandemic has really changed almost every nation on earth today, even the industrialized nations are scrambling on what measures to do during these times. In containing and flattening the curve of infection, everyone is asked to do their part as normal activities are halted and everyone is advised to practice social distancing and proper hand washing.

The government as a national response did propose measures such as the Enhanced Community Quarantine which places the island of Luzon into strict measures to restrict flow of people and reduce infection. However it does feel that many of the provisions and memorandum have a lot of questions needed to be clarified in which makes the situation more complicated. With public transportation stopped, it also affects the frontliners who are the most critical force of the situation are put into more stress and risk.

DepEd, DOH, DSWD team up to combat dengue in schools nationwide

In its continued commitment to promote and provide a safer and healthier learning environment for Filipino learners, the Department of Education (DepEd) has joined forces with the Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in battling dengue through the continued installation of insecticide-treated screens (ITS) in public schools during the launching of Brigada Para sa Kalinisan.

Brigada para sa Kalinisan aims to gather local community leaders, parents, and schools to work together in keeping the environment sanitized to prevent dengue in schools and communities. DOH has recently distributed 20,000 ITS rolls to selected public elementary schools in different parts of the country.

FujiFilm and Japanese Embassy Donates Medical Equiptment Worth P30M To DOH

Fujifilm may be known as a manufacturer of cameras for imaging, but they actually have more than just Mirror-less and Point and shoot cameras, they have also invented a lot of imaging technology which can be beneficial in other fields like medicine.

Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Mr Toshinao Urabe, together with FUJIFILM President Takashi Sasaki and executive   Shushei Wakimoto will officially turnover six (6) State-of-the-Art radiography equipments to Department of Healyh. The medical equipment composed of radio and endoscope machines amounting to 30 million pesos (250 Million Yen) is part of Japanese Embassy and FUJIFILMs efforts to help improve medical service in the country.

HEALTHY LYF: Chikungunya virus on the move

DOH:  cases of dengue-like mosquito-borne disease now rising

Little did we know that aside from dengue, there are many other life-threatening mosquito-borne diseases that have hounded Filipinos for decades.  Though there is no vaccine available in the country to cure these illnesses, preventive measures are available to assure safety of adults and children alike.

Last October, the Department of Health (DOH) warned the public to take extra precautions against the chikungunya virus.  The DOH confirmed that there were 150 recorded cases of this dengue-like disease last month.  And last year, more than 1,000 cases of chikungunya were recorded in the country.

The origin

Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne virus first reported in Africa in 1952 and has spread in Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Europe and United States, infecting millions. Believed to be derived from an East African dialect that means “to be contorted,” chikungunya describes the curved posture of patients experiencing severe joint pain.