Alaminos City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit

17/08/2025

❗️3 SA 10 PANGUNAHING DAHILAN NG PAGKAMATAY NG MGA PILIPINO AY DAHIL SA SAKIT SA BAGA ❗️

Kabilang ang Pneumonia, Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases, at Pulmonary Tuberculosis sa Top 10 Leading Cause of Death ng mga Pilipino sa taong 2024.

Huwag balewalain ang mga sintomas. Maagang magpasuri bago pa ito lumala!

Magpakonsulta sa TB-DOTS na malapit sa inyo: bit.ly/TBDOTSFacilities

Isang paalala ngayong National Lung Month.

16/08/2025

Medtech Carmela Alcantara attended this training.

15/08/2025

HAPPENING NOW: DOH-CHD1 RESU Monitoring Team conducts Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit TAV.

12/08/2025

Wound washing saves lives!

If bitten by a dog 🐶, always seek immediate medical advice.

The wound must be immediately and thoroughly washed for at least 15 minutes with soap and water. Then visit a clinic, as you may need post-exposure vaccination!

11/08/2025

11/08/2025

ALL REGIONAL OFFICES, SURVEILLANCE UNITS, HEALTH OFFICES, AND REFERRING HOSPITALS AND FACILITIES/GENERAL PUBLIC

11 August 2025

UPDATED INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SPECIMEN COLLECTION, SUBMISSION, AND COORDINATION OF SPECIMENS FOR MPOX PCR TESTING

The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) announces the release of theupdated Instructions for the Management and Laboratory Testing of Mpox (Monkeypox). The revisions aim to clarify procedures for specimen collection, packaging, and submission to RITM for Mpox PCR testing.

Please referto the specifics of the updated instructions:

Key Update:

● Page 5 >3.10 > Specimen Packaging, Shipment, and Transport > added Note 3 below:
NOTE 3: If a delay in shipment is anticipated, samples can be stored at 2−8°C for 7 days or at -20°C for 30 days. Coordinate with the Public Health Unit immediately when shipment will be done.

● Page 7 > “Accepted” Column > General Section > “transport” > [same note added as above]

Attached updated instructions for guidance and reference. Should you have any questions or require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact us at the following email addresses:

● Director’s Office: do@ritm.gov.ph
● Laboratory Research Division Office:lrd@ritm.gov.ph
● Public Health Unit: phu@ritm.gov.ph

09/08/2025

Filipino researchers have developed rapid on-site test kits for waterborne diseases leptospirosis and schistosomiasis.

Developed through a collaboration between the Central Luzon State University and the DOST Philippine Council for Health Research and Development, the test kits can be used to determine if floodwaters contain leptospira, the bacteria that causes leptospirosis, and schistosoma parasite that causes schistosomiasis.

Click the article link in the comments section to read more.

08/08/2025

07/08/2025

DOH, SUPORTADO ANG SERBISYONG PANGKALUSUGAN PARA SA HEALTH WORKERS

Alinsunod sa direktiba ni Pangulong B**g B**g Marcos Jr. na palawigin ang mga serbisyong pangkalusugan sa bansa, binibigyang diin ng DOH ang kaligtasan at kalusugan ng healthcare workers.

Ang mga sumusunod na serbisyong pangkalusugan sa healthcare workers ang pinalalakas sa mga ospital:

✅Recreational Activities
✅Annual Physical Exam
✅Psychosocial Support
✅Capacity Development
✅Infection Prevention and Control
✅Access to Health Resources

07/08/2025

07/08/2025

07/08/2025