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PH health workers receive booster shots vs COVID-19

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 12:11 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque administers booster shots to medical staff of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute in Quezon City Wednesday. Read more »

Health workers flog Pharmally deal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 11:03 AM

Doctors and other health professionals hold a motorcade along T.M. Kalaw to protest the government's deals with Pharmally Corporation. Read more »

Robredo office organizes Labor Day online concert for health workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 07:42 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo's office said on Friday it organized with its partners a virtual concert on Labor Day, which would be dedicated to health workers at the frontline of the COVID-19 fight. Read more »

Health dept short of nearly 3,000 COVID-19 workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 12:47 PM

The health department said Monday it was still short of almost 3,000 workers to fight the coronavirus pandemic.   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 »

In first post-lockdown audience, Pope thanks Italian doctors

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jun 20 08:10 PM

Pope Francis thanked the health workers, who wore masks, for being "angels."  Read more »

Duque takes responsibility in delay of financial aid to health workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 11:26 PM

This comes after he again received calls to resign for blaming his subordinates in front of President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Go hits delayed compensation for coronavirus-stricken health workers, refuses interpellation

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 04:42 PM

MANILA - Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go on Thursday joined the chorus of lawmakers in criticizing delays in giving cash benefits for health workers who died from the coronavirus, but refused interpellations, a rare request at the chamber's plenary. Read more »

At height of pandemic, 1.4 million US health workers lose jobs

Ivan Couronne and Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 14 04:31 AM

Dayna James has been an emergency nurse for 17 years -- and thought the COVID-19 pandemic would mean she'd have more work than ever.    Read more »

1,859 Philippine health workers sick with COVID-19: DOH

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 05:43 PM

The Philippines' health department said Wednesday that 1,859 health workers in the country have been infected with COVID-19.   Read more »

Doctors, health workers infected with COVID-19 in PH top 1,700

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 11:47 PM

According to data from the DOH on Saturday, a total of 1,723 doctors, nurses and other healthcare frontliners have contracted the virus in the country.   Read more »

About 1 in 5 COVID-19 cases are health workers; DOH wary of future shortage

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 01 05:37 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health said Friday the number of health workers with COVID-19 went up to 1,694 by April 30. Read more »

PANOORIN: Laban sa COVID-19 sa Tondo Medical Center

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 10:07 PM

Maraming hamon ang hinaharap ngayon ng health workers sa gitna ng coronavirus pandemic pero hindi sila sumusuko gaano man kahirap ang sinumpaang tungkulin. Read more »

DOH: More than 750 doctors, health workers in PH are COVID-19 positive

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 05:28 PM

Of the 766 total, 339 are doctors and 242 are nurses. The DOH did not mention the exact professions of the remaining 185 health care workers.   Read more »

St. Luke's Medical Center opens 'free' grocery store for its health workers battling COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 10:26 AM

Health workers at the St. Lukes Medical Center (SLMC) can now get essential items for free after the hospital opened a special "make-shift store" for them on Friday, as frontliners continue to struggle with the influx of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Read more »

US recruits medical professionals from abroad as coronavirus cases rise

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 06:11 PM

MANILA - The United States said it was looking for medical professionals, particularly "those working on #COVID19issues" who wish to work in the US on a work or exchange visitor visa (H or J) as the country's coronavirus cases continue to surge. Read more »