Marcia Ricalde-Valdez, MD, DPPS - Pediatrician

01/09/2025

See you at Healthway Daniel O. Mercado Medical Center! 🩵

26/08/2025

Healthy 🫁, Happy 👶🏻🩷

In celebration of the National Lung Month 2025, the Philippine Academy of Pediatric Pulmonologists, Inc. (PAPP) proudly presents:

PAPP Back to School Tips
Boosting Respiratory Health for your Child
Healthy Lung! Dapat Lung!
with our lung advocates, Pap and Pip

25/08/2025

‼️KASO NG HAND FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE, PITONG BESES NA MAS MATAAS NGAYONG TAON KUMPARA NOONG 2024‼️

Sa tala ng DOH as of August 9, 2025, pumalo na sa 37,368 ang kaso ng Hand, Foot and Mouth disease o HFMD – mas mataas ito ng higit pitong beses kumpara sa 5,081 na kaso sa kaparehong panahon noong 2024.

Kalahati sa mga naitalang kaso ay mga batang edad isa hanggang tatlong taong gulang.

Ang HFMD ay isang nakakahawang sakit na pwedeng makuha kung humawak sa mata, ilong, o bibig gamit ang kamay na nahawakan ang bagay na kontaminado ng virus.

Kabilang sa mga sintomas nito ang lagnat, singaw sa bibig, pananakit ng lalamunan, at mga butlig sa palad at talampakan.

Payo ng DOH, sakaling magkaroon ng mga sintomas ang isang bata ay panatilihin muna ito sa bahay nang pito hanggang sampung araw o hanggang sa panahong mawala ang lagnat at matuyo na ang mga sugat.

Mahalaga rin na ihiwalay ang mga kubyertos at iba pang personal na kagamitan ng taong maysakit na HFMD at linisin ang lugar kung saan sila nanatili gamit ang disinfectant.

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24/08/2025

Fathers may support breastfeeding, too!

They can make breastfeeding an easier job for a new mum by:
❤️listening to her
❤️Encouraging her

They can offer practical help while she rests by:
❤️cuddling the baby and playing with them
❤️bathing the baby
❤️burping the baby

24/08/2025

❗️TINGNAN: MGA PARAAN TO ❗️

Ang Tuberculosis o TB ay kayang mapigilan sa pamamagitan ng:
infection control
BCG vaccination sa mga sanggol
Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment o TPT para sa mga close-contacts at high-risk population!

Ang mga ito ay madaling gawin, epektibo at ligtas! Kumonsulta sa pinakamalapit na TB-DOTS para sa libreng testing, gamot, at TPT: bit.ly/TBDOTSFacilities

19/08/2025

❗️TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTIVE TREATMENT, NAPATUNAYANG EPEKTIBONG PROTEKSYON SA TB❗️

Ang Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment o TPT ay isang gamot na ibinibigay sa taong na-expose sa isang Tuberculosis (TB) patient.

Mabilis ang transmission o pagkalat ng TB dahil maaaring maipasa ito sa pag-ubo, pagbahing at pagdura.

Ang TPT ay napatunayang mabisa at ligtas na paraan para maprotektahan ang mga high-risk individuals at mapigilan ang pagkalat ng TB.

Ang TPT ay available sa TB-DOTS malapit sa inyo: bit.ly/TBDOTSFacilities

17/08/2025

👶🏻 Breast-milk is the ideal first food for a baby. It's safe, clean and contains antibodies which protect against dangerous illnesses.

✅ Start breastfeeding within 1 hour after birth
✅ Breastfeed exclusively for the first 6 months
✅ Continue breastfeeding alongside healthy family foods until the baby is at least 2 years old

11/08/2025

Good news to our Batangas family!! ✨

Starting August 15, I’ll be seeing our little kiddos at Mary Mediatrix Medical Center! 🏥💙

Please be guided by the new schedule of Dra. Marcia in Batangas — Can’t wait to care for your kiddos in our new home! 🩺👶👧🧒

Kindly check the new consultation hours before booking your appointment at your preferred clinic near you. We appreciate your understanding and continued trust in our care. 💙

For consultations or appointment bookings, kindly reach out through the following channels:

📞 Viber (Online Consultations only): 09190071296
📞 SMS Appointment Requests:
▪️ EMC Medical Clinic – Batangas City: 0991 383 3998
▪️ HDMMC – Tanauan City: 0963 567 3005

Feel free to reach out to us on our page for any inquiries.

11/08/2025

To our Cavite family! ✨

Please be guided by the updated schedule of Dra. Marcia. Kindly check the new consultation hours before booking your appointment at your preferred clinic near you. We appreciate your understanding and continued trust in our care. 💙👧👦👶🩺

📞 Online Consults (Viber only): 09190071296
📞 For Appointments (Call or SMS): 09190071296 / 09184221973

Feel free to reach out to us on our page for any inquiries.

02/08/2025

Event Timing: August 6, 2025, 9:oclock in the morning Event Address: Resty Hall, 6th Floor City of Imus Doctors Hospital, Anabu 1-B, Imus City Cavite Contact us at 0931.1604689 / 0918.5632488

24/07/2025

LOOK: UP Health Service has released guidelines for doxycycline use in light of the continuing rainfall and flooding in various areas of Metro Manila.

Staff and students from UP Manila and PGH can get free doxycycline at the ER-Ambu anytime and at UP Health Service, located on the third floor of PGH-OPD, during office hours.