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Sep 21, 2021 · Responses of subnational government units are crucial in the containment of the spread of pathogens in a country. To mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine national government through its Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases outlined different quarantine measures wherein each level has a corresponding degree of rigidity from keeping only the essential ...
Mar 25, 2024 · DOH, WHO, UNICEF celebrate 50 years of immunization in the Philippines amidst global concerns over disease outbreaks. This year’s celebration of World Immunization Week marks the 50 years of the Essential Programme on Immunization (EPI), a global endeavor to ensure equitable access to life-saving ... 7 April 2024. Joint News Release.
Aug 2, 2021 · The Philippines learned from the COVID-19 pandemic that a services- and remittances-led growth model doesn’t do too well in a global disease outbreak. Ronald U. Mendoza explains how Manila can ...
Apr 6, 2022 · News release. Manila, Philippines (4 April 2022) – With the unsafe gatherings and social mixing expected in the next two months, a surge in COVID-19 cases is quite likely, says a representative from the World Health Organization (WHO). From April to May 2022, Filipinos will observe Ramadan and Holy Week and engage in election-related activities.
WHO supported the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM) to enable performing of diagnostic testing for COVID-19 in country through the delivery of reagents and chemicals. RITM can now release confirmatory results within 24-48 hours of receiving samples. Prior to this, samples were being sent to a reference laboratory in Australia.
Aug 14, 2021 · With only about 11 percent of the country's 110 million people fully immunised, millions remain highly vulnerable to COVID-19, which has killed more than 29,800 Filipinos [Eloisa Lopez/Reuters]
Abstract. In this essay, we engage with the call for Extraordinary Issue: Coronavirus, Crisis and Communication. Situated in the Philippines, we reflect on how COVID-19 has made visible the often-overlooked relationship between journalism and public health. In covering the pandemic, journalists struggle with the shrinking space for press ...
