Luuk District Hospital Clinical Laboratory

17/08/2025

LOOK| New Electrolyte Machine Now at Luuk District Hospital Clinical Laboratory!

We are excited to announce the provision of a brand-new Electrolyte Machine to the Luuk District Hospital Clinical Laboratory!

This state-of-the-art equipment will enhance our capacity to deliver faster, more accurate, and reliable electrolyte testing—a crucial component in diagnosing and managing a wide range of medical conditions.

With this addition, we are one step closer to providing quality and efficient laboratory services to our patients and community.

A heartfelt thank you to all stakeholders who made this possible. Your support continues to uplift our healthcare services and improve patient outcomes.

Here’s to better diagnostics, better care, and a healthier Luuk!

17/08/2025

LOOK | Alhamdulillah! We are pleased to share the successful completion of the Re-Echo Training on Direct Sputum Smear Microscopy held at Luuk District Hospital!

This activity aimed to strengthen the capacity of our laboratory personnel in TB diagnosis, ensuring consistency and accuracy in smear microscopy—a vital tool in the fight against tuberculosis.

The re-echo served as a platform to reinforce core skills, share updated protocols, and address any technical gaps among our frontliners in TB control.

Our sincerest thanks to the facilitators, participants from LUUK RHU, RHU KALINGALAN CALUANG, RHU OMAR and Nurses from LDH's OPD, Ward and ER department and the hospital management for their full support and commitment to quality TB care and diagnostics.

Together, we move one step closer to a TB-free community!

20/07/2025

Available for FREE at Luuk District Hospital.

Set your appointment now at our OPD :)

02/07/2025

LOOK: 🩸GIVE BLOOD, GIVE HOPE, TOGETHER WE SAVE LIVES 🩸

Last June 30, 2025, Luuk District Hospital, in partnership with Luuk RHU and Sulu Provincial Hospital celebrated the World Blood Donor Day as a global tribute to the millions of voluntary, unpaid blood donors who give others a second chance at life.

The activity was graced with a prayer lead by Sir Al-Khan D. Ladjahasan, RN, MAN - HEPO-II & DRO of LDH.

Mr. Nudin S. Amil, Regional Blood Program Coordinator and Sulu Provincial Hospital’s MBD Team spearheaded by Ms. Naida Quinones Nain, RMT were also acknowledged.

The activity was participated by the following partner agencies - Philippine Army, Philippine Coast and Bureau of Fire Protection.

Some residents of Brgy. Tubig Putih, Luuk, Sulu and Indanan, Sulu also participated in the MBD.

Staff of LDH also bravely volunteered to donate their bloods.

LDH’s DRO, Ms. Halima K. Abbas, RM and RHU Luuk’s DRO, Mr. Almunier Yusop also shared their insights regarding voluntary blood donation.

Tokens such as mugs and shirts (provided by the RVBSP-BARMM) were given to the blood donors in recognition of their bravery in donating their bloods in order to save lives.

29/06/2025

LOOK: 🩸 Dugu Mu, Sugpat sin Kabuhi Ku! 🩸

G-12 Students of Luuk National High School - Senior High Department, constituents of Barangay Lingah and tricycle drivers association of Barangay Tanduh Bato attended the 2nd Voluntary Blood Donation Campaign held in the presence of the DRO's - Mr. Al-Khan D. Ladjahasan, RN, MAN, Ms. Charizze Monique V. Daraug-Musad, RMT and Ms. Halima K. Abbas, RM of Luuk District Hospital last June 27-28, 2025.

The campaign emphasized the importance of voluntary blood donation and its benefits to both donors and patients both in medical and Islamic perspective.

The said activity would not be possible without the coordination of the LNHS OIC-Principal, Mr. Al-Walid Abubakar, Barangay Chairwoman of Lingah, Hon. Raisa Rasad & Barangay Chairwoman of Tanduh Bato, Hon. Hja. Alicia Arbison-Janier.

In shaa Allah, more of people of Luuk would be well informed about voluntary blood donation.
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ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THE UPCOMING BLOOD DONATION ON JUNE 30, 2025, IS STILL OPEN.
Donate Blood. Save Lives.

24/06/2025

LOOK: 🩸 Dugu Mu, Sugpat sin Kabuhi Ku! 🩸

Approved by their OIC-COH, Dr. Abdul-Azim N. Hajiron, MBA-MHA, Luuk District Hospital’s MBD Team together with their DROs conducted their first voluntary blood donation campaign for the year 2025.

129 constituents of Tubig Putih, Luuk Sulu attended the said campaign.

The campaign emphasized the importance of voluntary blood donation and its benefits to both donors and patients both in medical and Islamic perspective.

The said activity would not be possible without the coordination of the Barangay Chairwoman of Tubig Putih, Ms. Rudzna Wee, represented by her Barangay Treasurer, Mr. Jefrey Wee.

In shaa Allah, more of people of Luuk would be well informed about voluntary blood donation.

🔹 The next target barangays are:

Tanduh Bato - June 27, 2025 (8AM)
Lingah - June 27, 2025 (2PM)

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ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THE UPCOMING BLOOD DONATION ON JUNE 30, 2025 IS STILL OPEN.

Donate Blood. Save Lives.

04/06/2025

‼️FREE HIV RAPID SCREENING TEST‼️

Get tested to know your status 🎗️

‼️FREE HIV RAPID SCREENING TEST‼️

Get tested to know your status 🎗️

What Is HIV?
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks cells that help the body fight infection, making a person more vulnerable to other infections and diseases. It is spread by contact with certain bodily fluids of a person with HIV, most commonly during unprotected s*x (s*x without a condom or HIV medicine to prevent or treat HIV), or through sharing injection drug equipment.

If left untreated, HIV can lead to the disease AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).

The human body can’t get rid of HIV and no effective HIV cure exists. So, once you have HIV, you have it for life.
Luckily, however, effective treatment with HIV medicine (called antiretroviral therapy or ART) is available. If taken as prescribed, HIV medicine can reduce the amount of HIV in the blood (also called the viral load) to a very low level. This is called viral suppression. If a person’s viral load is so low that a standard lab can’t detect it, this is called having an undetectable viral load. People with HIV who take HIV medicine as prescribed and get and keep an undetectable viral load can live long and healthy lives and will not transmit HIV to their HIV-negative partners through s*x.

source: https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/about-hiv-and-aids/what-are-hiv-and-aids

30/05/2025

Take this opportunity to be tested for FREE. Just visit Luuk District Hospital or message our facebook for appointment 😊

Take this opportunity to be tested for FREE. Just visit Luuk District Hospital or message our facebook for appointment 😊

A thyroid function panel, or thyroid function test (TFT), is a blood test that measures the levels of thyroid hormones in the blood. It can help diagnose thyroid disorders like hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) or hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid).

Available at Luuk District Hospital, Tubig Putih, Luuk, Sulu

15/05/2025

FREE HIV TESTING (screening) available at Luuk District Hospital.

🤰 Mommy, pwede kang maprotektahan at ang iyong baby sa HIV.
Mahalagang malaman ang iyong HIV status para sa agarang gamutan. Pumunta sa HIV Care Facilities para sa libreng HIV Testing at gamot.

Ang HIV ay pwedeng maipasa sa sanggol mula sa:

📌Placenta o Inunan
📌Breastmilk
📌Exposure sa Dugo

Isang paalala mula sa Ministry of Health-BARMM ngayong Safe Motherhood Week, dahil sa Bagong Pilipinas, Bawat Buhay Mahalaga!

04/05/2025

LOOK:

"Blood Donation will cost you nothing, but it will save a life."

Last April 28, 2025, the 545TH ENGINEER "PEACE SEEKER" BATTALION conducted a Bloodletting Activity at their headquarters located at Tanduh Bato, Luuk, Sulu.

Luuk District Hospital, in coordination with Sulu Provincial Hospital, actively participated in the said event and successfully collected 14 bags of blood - (4) units of A+, (2) units of B+ and ( 8 ) units of O+.

We would like to commend and thank all of the unsung heroes who willingly donated their blood to help patients in need.

21/04/2025

Frequent blood donation may offer more than just the satisfaction of helping others—it could also make your blood cells healthier. A new study suggests that men who donate blood more than 100 times are more likely to carry beneficial mutations in a gene called DNMT3A, potentially reducing the risk of blood cancer.

Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute in London analyzed genetic data from blood cells donated by 217 men, aged 60 to 72, who had donated blood over 100 times. They compared this to data from 212 men of similar age who had donated fewer than 10 times. The results showed that frequent donors had blood cells more likely to carry DNMT3A mutations.

To investigate further, the team grew blood stem cells with and without these mutations in lab conditions, adding a hormone called EPO, which is released after blood loss. The cells with the frequent-donor mutations grew 50% faster in the presence of EPO, suggesting that regular blood donation enhances the growth of healthy blood cells.

Additionally, when these mutated cells were mixed with cells carrying mutations linked to leukemia, the frequent-donor cells grew substantially faster and were more efficient at producing red blood cells. This implies that the mutations may not only promote healthy cell growth but could also suppress the development of cancerous cells.

While the findings suggest potential health benefits of frequent blood donation, experts call for further research with larger and more diverse cohorts to confirm these results. They also note that this benefit may not apply to all blood donors, especially those without the DNMT3A mutation.

03/04/2025

Congratulations to the newly Registered Medical Technologists! Apply na kayo sa amin 🎉

𝙈𝙏𝙇𝙀 𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙐𝙇𝙏𝙎 𝘼𝙍𝙀 𝙊𝙐𝙏!

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 6,147 out of 7,659 (80.26%) passed the March 2025 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙇𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙀𝙭𝙖𝙢 (𝙈𝙏𝙇𝙀). Congrats to the new RMTs! 👏

LIST OF PASSERS: bit.ly/MTLEMarch2025