Philippine Information Agency Central Visayas

  SIQUIJOR, Siquijor (PIA) — The Department of Health (DOH) and the Provincial Health Office here are urging the public to stay vigilant amid detected cases of zoonotic disease in the province. In his Facebook page post, Gov. Jake Vincent Villa confirmed the detection of zoonotic disease cases in the province as he called for increased public caution, especially among individuals frequently exposed to goats, carabaos, and other livestock. “Ang probinsya sa Siquijor aduna nay confirmed cases sa sakit nga zoonotic disease nga gikan sa masakiton nga hayop ug posibleng motakod sa tawo,”  Villa said. (The province of Siquijor now has confirmed cases of zoonotic disease, which originates from sick animals and can potentially be transmitted to humans.) Villa said that while the risk of human-to-human transmission is rare, animal-to-human transmission can occur more easily. “Dali ra hinoon matambalan, pero mas maayo nga makalikay tang tanan  (It is easy to treat, but it’s better ...

  CEBU CITY, Cebu (PIA) — The Department of Health in Central Visayas is urging the public to report suspected cases of measles to the nearest health office in their community.  “We are requesting stakeholders, partners, and even communities to report any suspected cases. Information dissemination should not be limited to health care professionals but must reach down to the smallest units of the community,” said Ruff Vincent Valdivieso, a nurse at the Central Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-CVCHD). Valdivieso said that among the Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (VPDs) in the country, DOH is focusing on measles as it is the most contagious.  “Among all the other VPDs, we are focused more on measles. Measles is the most contagious among the VPDs. So, kung ma-stop nato ang pinakapaspas mo-transmit, mahinay pud nato ang transmission sa other VPDs,” he said. (If we can stop the fastest-spreading one, we can also slow down the transmission of the other VPDs.) A single in...

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol (PIA) -- Gihatagan og pagtagad sa  Department of Health (DOH)  ang pagdaghan karon sa kaso sa tipdas pinaagi sa gibag-o ug gipakusog nga kampanya sa pagbakuna aron mabakunahan ang daghang mga Pilipino. Gi-awhag usab sa DOH ang publiko nga aktibong moapil sa pakiglambigit sa komunidad ug mga kalihokan sa komunikasyon sa departamento agig suporta sa nagpadayon nga pagbakuna sa tipdas. Sa taho sa  Task Force El Niño , si DOH Kalihim Teodoro J. Herbosa miingon nga ang ahensya nagtukod niadtong Marso 13 og usa ka  national DOH Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) , uban sa suporta ug tabang gikan sa  World Health Organization  ( WHO), United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), ug ang United States Center for Disease Control (USCDC). Si Herbosa, kinsa sakop sa  presidential task force,  niingon nga ang PHEOC nag -supervise sa on-the-ground response  nga mga aktibidad aron mapugngan an...

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol (PIA) -- Magpadala ang  Department of Health  (DOH) ngadto sa  Trinidad Rural Health Uni t og doctor gikan sa  Doctor to the Barrios program,  kini maoy saad ni Health Sec. Teodoro Herbosa, sa iyang pagbisita sa lungsod. Atul sa pagpabalaan sa  bulk water treatment facility  nga kaya moproseso og bisag lubog nga tubig sa sapa ngadto na sa luwas nga tubig mainum didto sa Hinlayagan Ilaud, gipasalig usab sa kalihim sa  Health  nga sanglit may kasaligan na nga tubig nga  supply  alang sa lungsod, makahimo na ang DOH sa pagpadayun sa ilang suporta alang sa  public health  nga mga panginahanglan sa mga taga Trinidad. Ang bag-o nga  bulk water treatment facility  napabarug usab sa lungsod sa Trinidad, pinaagi sa pagkorambusay sa local nga kagamhanan pinangulohan ni Mayor Roberto Cajes ug ang  Richli Corporation , usa  ka pribado nga kompanya nga tig-ugmad sa tubig mainum. Ang Trinidad, ...

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol (PIA) -- Health Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa has committed to support the healthcare system in Trinidad town during his recent visit to attend the blessing and inauguration of a bulk water treatment plant in the municipality. Herbosa noted that with the treatment plant capable of handling 1 million liters of potable water a day, the Department of Health (DOH) can already build a laboratory affixed to the Rural Health Unit. “We will  erect a laboratory, something we can hardly do without the water,” he said. He also committed the support of the regional hospitals so that the laboratory can operate with its own hematology, chemistry, pathology, and allied laboratory services needed in the facility. Regional hospitals can allocate more medical professionals, experts, and surgeons to conduct operations in the hospitals. Trinidad Mayor Roberto Cajes, municipal administrator Judith Cajes, and local leaders toured the DOH official in the RHU and the town’s ec...

  CEBU CITY, Cebu City (PIA) -- Aduna nay bag-ong  birthing center  nga mapahimuslan sa mga inahan sa Danao City, kini human ang lungsod miabli sa ilang labing bag-ong  Danao City Health Services Office Birthing Center. Ang bag-ong gi-inagurahan nga  birthing center,  nga makatagana sa tulo ka mga pasyente nga dungan sulod sa 24 oras, makadugang sa  healthcare infrastructure  sa dakbayan, nga nagtanyag ug dugang mga pasilidad alang sa mga inahan sa Danao City. Pipila sa mga  health services  nga gitanyag sa maong pasilidad mao ang,  Normal Delivery Management, Postpartum and Newborn Care, lakip na ang Crede's Prophylaxis, cord dressing, immunizations ug newborn screening. Samtang aduna usab kini gitanyag nga  Family Planning Services ug STI and HIV Screening . Ubos sa liderato ni Danao City Mayor Thomas Mark Durano, gipahingusgan sa  Danao City government  ang pagtan-aw sa  maternal healthcare , labi na sa mga ma...

  CEBU CITY, Cebu, January 16, 2024 (PIA) -- The Subnational Blood Center for Visayas (SNBCV) of the Department of Health (DOH) announced the temporary relocation and set up of a satellite blood assistance unit in Sambag II, Cebu City from January 20 to 21, 2024.  This is in anticipation of road closures and rerouting schemes to facilitate the 2024 Sinulog Festival,  According to an advisory posted on the official Facebook page of DOH7, the temporary suspension of its operations at the South Road Properties (SRP) is due to the foreseen heavy traffic and influx of devotees and tourists by January 21, 2024. During this period, SNBCV will temporarily operate a satellite Blood Service Unit at the Clinical Laboratory at DOH Compound, Osmeña Boulevard, Sambag II, Cebu City. The satellite BSU will be operational 24 hours on the said dates.  SNBCV announced that the satellite BSU will exclusively be for the releasing and distribution of blood components to all Blood Service ...

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol (PIA) -- Bohol Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado has signed an Inter-Local Government Unit Cooperation in line with the implementation of the national government’s Universal Health Care.  The memorandum of agreement (MOA) was signed by Aumentado and all Bohol mayors.  Under the MOA, the provincial government and the LGUs will contribute funds, resources, and property to integrate health systems with the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Interior and Local Government, and Philippine Health Corporation (Philhealth) for the implementation of the Universal Health Care Act.  The agreement includes the setting up of a Special Health Fund (SHF) to be managed by the Provincial Health Board.  Integrating the healthcare system with the provincewide health system allows a pooled health system through the SHF, with each local health unit creating a sub-ledger in their trust funds account for the augmentation of the health expenditures.  Th...

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov. 23 (PIA) -- Sa usa ka dalaygon nga lakang sa pagtuman sa mandato sa  Universal Health Care (UHC) Act,  ang  Department of Health (DOH)  Central Visayas miila sa upat ka  provincial government hospitals,  duha ka  DOH-run hospital  ug duha ka pribadong tambalanan sa Bohol atol sa  inaugural Hospital Summit ug Awarding Ceremony. Ang kalihokan nga gipahigayon niadtong Nobiyembre 17, 2023, sa  Summit Galleria Cebu , nag-ila sa mga paningkamot sa mga ospital sa Central Visayas ug mga pasilidad sa pag-atiman sa panglawas sa ilang dakong kontribusyon sa pagkab-ot sa mga tumong sa UHC. Atol sa maong kalihukan, ang nagkalain-laing ospital ug pasilidad sa panglawas sa Central Visayas giila sa ilang talagsaong  performance  sa mosunod nga mga kategorya:  Medical Certification of Cause of Death Assessment (MCCOD), Client Experience Survey (CES), Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Week Celebratio...

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov. 20 (PIA) -- Gipahimangnoan sa  Department of Health (DOH)  ang publiko bahin sa mga malimbungon nga  social media account  nga nagpakaaron-ingnon nga opisyal nga  COVID-19 vaccination registry website . Matud pa sa gipagawas nga pahayag sa DOH, ang mga peke nga  account  nangayo og salapi bugti sa pagparehistro sa  VaxCertPH,  ang opisyal nga  digital vaccination certificate  sa Pilipinas. Ang DOH kusganong nagpahinumdom sa publiko nga ang  VaxCertPH  nagpabiling libre. Gitambagan usab sa DOH ang mga Filipino nga magmabinantayon kung makig-interact sa mga  account  nga susama o nagpakaaron-ingnon nga opisyal sa gobyerno o opisyal sa panglawas. Gitambagan usab sa DOH ang publiko nga mokuha lang og impormasyon gikan sa mga kasaligang tinubdan ug opisyal nga  social platform  sa departamento. Niadtong Martes, Nobyembre 14, ang DOH nakadawat og mga taho nga ang  COVI...

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov. 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) Central Visayas recognized four provincial government hospitals, two DOH-run hospitals, and two private hospitals in Bohol during the inaugural Hospital Summit and Awarding Ceremony. The event recognized the efforts of Central Visayas hospitals and healthcare facilities in their significant contribution towards achieving the goals and targets of the Universal Health Care. Various hospitals and health facilities in the region were acknowledged for their outstanding performance in the following areas: Medical Certification of Cause of Death Assessment (MCCOD), Client Experience Survey (CES), Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Week Celebration, and Program, Green Viability Assessment (GVA), Patient Safety Program (PSP), National Voluntary Blood Services Program (NVBSP), Health Care Waste Management (HCW), Non communicable Diseases Section (NCDS), and Integrated Hospital Operations Management (IHOMP). DOH-7 a...

  CEBU CITY (PIA) --  According to the 2015 National Nutrition Survey, one out of 10 or 11.7% of women of reproductive age in Central Visayas are suffering from anemia, a condition wherein there is an insufficient number of red blood cells in the body, thus limiting the body’s oxygen-carrying capacity.  The condition can be a result of nutritional deficiencies or chronic health conditions. Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) is an abnormality that results when the body does not get enough iodine, which is one of the main causes of thyroid disease.  According to the results of a survey conducted by the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI), IDDs are still prevalent among 15 provinces in the country, which recorded an overall median UIC below 99 µg/L (Iodine deficiency). These are the provinces of Mountain Province, Benguet, Pangasinan, and Palawan in Luzon; Cebu; Antique; Capiz; Biliran; and Western Samar in Visayas; Buki...