Forty-five staff from Elsie Gaches Village (EGV) participated in a 6-day Standard First Aid and Basic Life Support Training by the Philippine Red Cross – Manila Chapter to further their skills in handling emergency scenarios. The conduct of the training is part of the project “Strengthening the Healthcare Management of Elsie Gaches Village” funded by…
Giving children the proper nutrition they need is one way to ensure that they will grow up strong and healthy. CDO Foodspehere Inc. (CDO) and CDO’s corporate social responsibility arm, the Odyssey Foundation, Inc. (OFI), in partnership with the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), recently conducted the Almusalang Bayan Year 3 Supplemental Feeding Program…
The Elsie Gaches Village (EGV) TB DOTS Project Management Team has recently completed the Tuberculosis (TB) 101 Sessions on Prevention and Management Control for all its 140 staff. The activity is part of an ongoing P2-M project on strengthening the health care management system of EGV, funded by The Hershey Company through the Philippine Business…
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Dr. Soe Nyunt-U, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in the Philippines hands out symbolic iFLY materials to Mr. Rafael Lopa, PBSP Executive Director at the WHO – PBSP iFLY Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing last 12 November 2012 at the Manila Hotel. iFLY (keep Fit. Live well. stay Young) is an initiative to promote…
Present at the ADBSA Elementary School launch in Iba, Zambales were: PBSP representatives and partners from the tribal council, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, and Botolan Municipal Health Office. A project funded by the United Way of the Bay Area to reinforce health and hygiene was recently launched for 2 Aeta schools namely New San…
BATANGAS CITY — Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto on Wednesday led the awarding of local government units (LGUs) that performed the best in detecting cases of tuberculosis in her province-wide goals to finally eradicate the disease, which remains as one of the leading causes of deaths among Filipinos. The governor also led the signing of a provincial…
Published in Manila Standard Today, 29 March 2012
The headlines during this Christmas season regrettably dwell on the negatives, particularly in the political arena. Felicitously, there is one government agency who has decided to focus on the plight of the poor. In my humble opinion, the Department of Health led by Secretary Enrique Ona is on the right track in the spirit of…
Around 2,000 students from different colleges and universities in Manila form a giant human AIDS red ribbon during the launching of the “Catholic AIDS Sunday” at the UST grounds in Manila. (Photo by Roy Lagarde/CBCP News) MANILA – “Chastity and fidelity” are the best solutions against the rise of HIV and AIDS in the…
MANILA, Philippines—A giant human “AIDS Ribbon” will take shape at the University of Santo Tomas parade ground in Manila today (Sunday) as part of the observance of National AIDS by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and the Archdiocese of Manila. Representatives of HIV-positive communities, families and civil society will form the AIDS…
Despite improvements in nutrition levels in recent years, malnutrition continues to debilitate very young minds and bodies in many rural communities around the country. National statistics indicate that as many as 3.35 million children suffer from one form of malnutrition or another. The impact of this is staggering, as mortality of children under five is…
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MANILA, Philippines – The Quezon City government and its hospitals are set to use the Secured Health Information Network and Exchange (SHINE) of Smart Communications Inc. to maximize access to health service resources and provide better care for tuberculosis (TB) patients. Under an agreement signed with the Quezon City government, the Center for Health Development-Metro…
