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19/05/2023

19/05/2023

05/05/2023

IN PHOTOS: DOH, WORLD BANK TACKLE AREAS OF COLLABORATION TO STRENGTHEN PRIMARY CARE IMPLEMENTATION IN THE COUNTRY, PLEDGE TO WORK TOGETHER TO BRING PRIMARY CARE SERVICES CLOSER TO VULNERABLE POPULATION IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Secretary Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, together with Undersecretary for Health Systems Development Team (HSDT) Dr. Lilibeth C. David, today met with World Bank Country Director for the Philippines Dr. Ndiame Diop and Health and Human Capital Development Dr. Ronald Mutasa, to discuss strategic initiatives aimed at further bolstering primary health care in the country, especially the vulnerable population in far flung areas.
Both Dr. Diop and Dr. Mutasa committed to aid the DOH in expanding the country’s primary health care and health care provider network capacities through developing infrastructure, information technology, and supply chain systems, providing mobile facilities and patient transport vehicles, and instituting enablers such as policies and health financing.
“I would like to extend the Department’s sincerest gratitude to the World Bank for continuously aiding the country in its goal of providing Filipinos with eased access to healthcare services wherever they may be in the country.
These initiatives serve as proof that through collaboration, we are able to fast-track needed services for every Filipino and at the same time, continue strengthening the status of public health within the country,” said OIC Vergeire.

05/05/2023

Congratulations to our 24 residents who took the recently concluded Philippine Specialty Board of Internal Medicine Examination for achieving a 100% passing rate with flying colors!
Mark Joseph Abaca, MD
Hannah Haile Almenario, MD
Jan Bendric Borbe, MD
Ron Michael Castillo, MD
Jana Laine Cortez, MD
Kaiser Marr Cruz, MD
Arthur Davin Jr., MD
Bryan Elvambuena, MD
Anton Elepaño, MD
Maria Gabriela Estonilo, MD
Rico Miguel Estrada, MD
Francheska Angelene Eugenio, MD
Kyle Patrick Eugenio, MD
Alyssa Samantha Fusingan, MD
Patricia Marie Lusica, MD
Jonathan Macatiag IV, MD
Jerahmeel Aleson Mapili, MD
Bernadette Alexis Mariño, MD
Michael Gino Ordoña, MD
Justine Presinede, MD
Adrian Santos, MD
Leidi Jayn Sison, MD
Vincent Anthony Tang, MD
Edith Mari Timbol, MD
The Department is really very proud of you!

05/05/2023

05/05/2023

𝐔𝐏𝐂𝐌 𝐇𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐏𝐌 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐚𝐛
Written by Neil Benjamin Kho
On March 24, 2023, hepatitis informatics in the Philippines progressed to the next level with the launch of the UP Manila Standards & Interoperability Lab (UPM SILab) at the Bay City Ballroom, Citadines Bay Manila City. Dr Janus Ong, project leader, put a spotlight on the scourge of viral hepatitis in the country and Dr Alvin Marcelo explained the role of health data standardization and interoperability in controlling its spread. The UPM SILab was introduced to healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers who gathered for the end-of-project event of "𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒄 𝑽𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒔 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒄 𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔." This event marked the culmination of a collaborative effort led by the UP College of Medicine, aimed at advancing healthcare informatics and improving the management of chronic viral hepatitis in the Philippines.
The event kicked off with welcoming remarks from Dr. Carmencita Padilla, the Chancellor of UP Manila, and Dr. Edward Wang, the Vice Chancellor for Research of UP Manila. They expressed their appreciation for the dedication and hard work of the project team and emphasized the importance of the project in addressing the burden of chronic viral hepatitis in the country.
The project aimed to develop a standards-based secure data exchange to improve monitoring of chronic viral hepatitis in the Philippines. By establishing computable standards, healthcare facilities using electronic medical records (EMR) will be able to securely exchange hepatitis data for improved patient care and outcomes.
One of the key outputs of the project was the development of informatics tools and resources to support data management and analysis. Mr. Jan Michael Herber, the Data Management Officer, presented the project outputs related to the Informatics Track. This included the various results, from the consensus of data standards among experts, creation of a FHIR profile, a workshop with EMR makers to guide implementation, and a monitoring dashboard for accessible data analysis. Following the presentation, Dr. Alvin Marcelo then led a panel discussion on the project outputs. The discussion, which had professionals involved in the different progressive layers of the World Health Organization (WHO) SMART Guidelines, delved into the benefits and challenges of the current state of data processing, and how data standardization would benefit greatly from this interoperability endeavor.
The second part of the launch focused on the eLearning component of the project with Dr. Geohari Hamoy, project manager, presenting the outputs. This included the development of computer-based training and telementoring for primary care workers to improve their knowledge and skills in managing viral hepatitis. Dr. Janus Ong then led a panel discussion on the eLearning track outputs. The panelists shared their thoughts on the training and discussed the challenges and opportunities of incorporating this eLearning training into healthcare practice in the Philippines. The consensus was that the eLearning modules had the potential to improve healthcare professionals' knowledge and skills in managing chronic viral hepatitis, leading to better patient outcomes.
One of the highlights of the event was the presentation of awards to the participating EMR providers, which was headed by Dr. Janus Ong, Dr. Alvin Marcelo, and Mr. Gerard Paolo Villanueva. The ceremonial turnover of project outputs to DOH was also held. The closing remarks were then done by Dr. Gloria Nenita Velasco, director of the DOH Knowledge Management and Information Technology Services (KMITS) and Dr. Janus Ong.

05/05/2023

Tatlong taon na ang nakararaan nang tanggapin ng UP-PGH ang hamon na paglingkuran ang bayan sa gitna ng pandemya bilang isang COVID-19 referral hospital at pagpapasinaya ng PGH Bayanihan Na! Operations Center.
Sa pagtahak sa bagong landasin, mananatili ang adhikain ng UP-PGH na mapaglingkuran ang samabayanan ng may dangal at husay.

On this day, March 30, 2020, the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) formally opened its doors as a COVID-19 referral hospital and launched the PGH Bayanihan Na! Operations Center (BNOC).

05/05/2023

Avoid consuming too much sugar.
WHO recommends no more than 6 level teaspoons of free sugar a day incl. sugars added to processed foods like:

🥣 breakfast cereals
🥘 sauces
🍬 sugar snacks
🥤 sweetened drinks

05/05/2023

Ano ang antibiotics at ano ang naidudulot ng maling pag gamit nito?

05/05/2023

Noong ika-9 ng Abril 2023, mayroong 378 na malubha at kritikal na pasyente na naka-admit sa ating mga ospital dahil sa COVID-19. Sa 2,038 ICU beds para sa mga pasyenteng may COVID-19, 301(14.8%) ang okupado. Samantala, 2,699(16.5%) ng 16,369 non-ICU COVID-19 beds naman ang kasalukuyan ding ginagamit.

Higit sa 78 milyong indibidwal o 100.44% ng ating target na populasyon ang bakunado na laban sa COVID-19 habang 23 milyong indibidwal naman ang nakatanggap na ng kanilang booster shots. Sa kabilang banda, 7.1 milyong senior citizens o 82.16% ng ating target A2 population ang nakatanggap na ng kanilang primary series.

Mula Abril 3 hanggang 9, 1,944 na bagong kaso ang naitala sa bansa. Ang average na bilang ng bagong kaso kada araw ngayong linggo ay nasa 278, mas mataas ng 13 percent kung ikukumpara sa mga kaso noong Marso 27 hanggang Abril 2. Sa mga bagong kaso, 17 sa mga ito ang may malubha at kritikal na karamdaman. Samantala, mayroon namang naitalang 30 na pumanaw kung saan 0 ay naganap noong Marso 27 hanggang Abril 9.

*Pinapaalalalahan ang lahat na huwag maging kampante sa banta ng COVID-19. Bagkus, dapat natin ipagpatuloy ang tamang pagsunod sa minimum public health standards sa ilalim ng Alert Level 1. Paalala ng Kagawaran ng Kalusugan na laging magsuot ng best-fitted face mask at kung maaari, manatili sa well-ventilated na mga lugar. Sa oras na makaramdam ng sintomas, AGAD NA MAG-ISOLATE. Para sa karagdagang proteksyon laban sa banta ng COVID-19, agad-agaran na tayong magpabakuna at booster.*

Para sa karagdagang impormasyon, bisitahin ang aming website: www.doh.gov.ph/covid19tracker

Note:
Of the 30 deaths, 1 occurred in December 2022, 3 in January 2022, 1 in December 2021, 4 in November 2021, 1 in October 2021, 4 in September 2021, 3 in August 2021, 2 in July 2021, 2 in June 2021, 2 in May 2021, 3 in April 2021, 3 in March 2021, and 1 in September 2020.*

Due to ongoing migration of the Vaccine Information Management System (VIMS) by the DICT, the DOH-EB will not be able to generate updated vaccine accomplishment until said migration has been resolved. Rest assured that any data submitted or edited through the VIMS application are still accepted and duly processed.

05/05/2023

BASAHIN: Alamin kung bakit ang pagkaing mayaman sa Iodine ang kakampi para makaiwas sa iodine deficiency.
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