The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) are announcing the first cohort of 2012 Harvard Health Leaders. Sixteen Ministers of Health from Africa, Asia and Latin America have been selected for their demonstrated leadership and commitment to strengthening health systems and improving health outcomes. The 2012 Harvard Health Leaders will [...]
Continue reading →The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) on 23 April 2012 welcomed the progress on the passage of its long-awaited government regulations on tobacco control (PP). This PP, the implementing rules for Law No. 36/2009, has already been delayed for more than two years in the long drawn process of drafting and approval. It should be [...]
Continue reading →President Corazon Aquino. Pope John Paul II. US President Ronald Reagan. They are some of the notable persons who have fought colorectal cancer. The Department of Health (DOH) today strongly reminded the public to include fiber-rich food such as fruits and vegetables in their regular diets, to engage in physical activity, and to keep consumption [...]
Continue reading →“Indeed, the Philippines and the Department of Health are leading the way in showing the world how Public-Private Partnerships are done.” Thus said Department of Health Undersecretary Teodoro J. Herbosa after returning from Geneva, where he served as a representative of the Philippines to Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Days 2012, the premiere global conference on PPPs. [...]
Continue reading →Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona, during the hearing on excise tax reform on alcohol and tobacco products, explained that the main intention of House Bill 5727 is a health measure to deter smoking, at the same time, generate more taxes which will be use in the country’s national health insurance program. Ona added that the [...]
Continue reading →Contact Persons HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPEMENT BUREAU DOH-Central Office Director KENNETH G. RONQUILLO 651-7800 loc. 4288 kronquillo@co.doh.gov.ph CENTERS FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT (CHDs) CHD for ILOCOS San Fernando, La Union Director VALERIANO V. LOPEZ (072) 242-5315, 242-5316, 242-5981; 242-4774 (F) chdnluzon@doh.gov.ph CHD for CORDILLERA BGHMC Compound, Baguio City Director MYRNA C. CABOTAJE (074) 442-8098; [...]
Continue reading →Immediately after a series of earthquakes hit the Visayas and Mindanao regions, Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona directed DOH field health units from the affected provinces to quickly respond to the situation. The quakes were felt strongest in Cebu, Iloilo and Negros. Health teams have been alerted and ordered to validate incident reports, evaluate [...]
Continue reading →Department of Health Department Memorandum No. 2012 - 0030 Implementation of RN HEALS 3 and Rural Health Midwives Placement Program 2012 dm2012-0030
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