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Globe says telehealth service brings healthcare to remote areas with virtual doctors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 02:56 PM

Globe Telecom said Tuesday its unit, which operates KonsultaMD was providing remote areas access to telehealth services as the COVID-19 pandemic restricts transport and limits healthcare and medical services. Read more »

Barrio doctors told to remember sworn duty as Metro Manila seeks help in virus fight

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 04:48 PM

Medical professionals from far-flung provinces who will be asked to help in the capital region's coronavirus fight should remember their sworn duty, Malacañang said Friday, after some expressed concerns on the plan. Read more »

Though swamped, hospitals won't face 'live-or-die' option for COVID patients: DOH exec

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 03:08 PM

The health department on Friday sought to dispel concerns that hospitals might soon be swamped with COVID-19 patients to the point that they would need to decide who would live or die, as the number of infections continued to rise. Read more »

Paglilipat sa 'doctors to the barrios' sa Cebu City boluntaryo na lang: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 04:22 PM

Inihayag ngayong Martes ng Department of Health na boluntaryo na lang ang paglipat ng mga barrio doctor sa Cebu City matapos umalma ang mga nasabing doktor. Read more »

Doctors to the barrios’ deployment to Cebu City will be voluntary - DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 03:43 PM

The Department of Health said Tuesday it decided to make the re-assignment of rural doctors to Cebu City voluntary following the issues raised by the physicians. Read more »

DOH ‘gaslighting’ doctors to the barrios, says health group

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 09:45 PM

Gaslighting is defined as a form of psychological manipulation to make a person doubt his or her own thoughts. Read more »

Pagpapadala ng medical teams mula Region 6 papuntang Region 7, sinuspinde

Cherry Palma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 29 09:39 PM

Sinuspinde ng Department of Health Region 6 ang pagpapadala nito ng mga doktor sa Rehiyon 7. Read more »

DOH in dialogue with doctors to the barrios over controversial Cebu City deployment

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 05:48 PM

The Department of Health on Monday said it will continue to talk to doctors to the barrios who questioned the government’s move to deploy them temporarily to the COVID-19 hotspot Cebu City. Read more »

Group questions sending of 'doctors to the barrios' to private hospitals in Cebu

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 01:32 PM

A multi-sector group on COVID-19 response criticized the Department of Health on Monday for assigning "doctors to the barrios" to private hospitals in Cebu City in light of the critical situation of coronavirus infections there. Read more »

40 doktor sa Western Visayas tutulong sa laban kontra COVID-19 sa Cebu

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 28 12:37 PM

Siyam na doktor ay nasa ilalim ng Doctors to the Barrios program, habang ang isa ay nasa Post-Residency Deployment Program ng DOH. Read more »

Nearly 2 out of 5 low-income municipalities are ‘doctor-less’, says DOH official

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 02:38 AM

People living in the country’s rural areas continue to face insufficient medical attention due to the lack of medical professionals attending to their needs, a DOH official said Friday. Read more »

Senate hopefuls address scarcity of PH barrio doctors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 10:55 PM

Nine candidates vying for a Senate seat in the May 13, 2019 polls on Sunday gave different answers on how to address the lack of doctors in far-flung areas in the Philippines and how best to secure these doctors to the barrios. Read more »