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Medical adviser on COVID-19 rapid tests: 'In times of crisis, use available diagnostic tools'

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Posted at May 22 05:52 PM

Using rapid test kits to screen workers returning to work after lockdown measures may do for now, in the absence of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kit, a medical adviser to the government task force on the pandemic said.  Read more »

Duque still best man for the job: Leachon

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Updated as of May 22 12:49 PM

MANILA - Health Secretary Francisco Duque may have drawn flak for his statement on the status of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, but a medical adviser to the government task force on the pandemic believes he should retain his post.   Read more »

Duque’s statement on COVID-19 ’second wave’ confuses experts

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 06:30 PM

The Philippines is still dealing with the current stream of COVID-19 infections, contrary to its health minister’s announcement that the country was now experiencing a “second wave,” medical experts said Wednesday Read more »

Gov't looking at localized reopening of economy after April 30 lockdown lapse: Leachon

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Updated as of Apr 14 03:53 PM

MANILA - An adviser to the Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19 said on Tuesday that the government is studying the possibility of easing or lifting lockdowns in some areas to restart the economy while addressing the pandemic. Read more »

Philippines yet to flatten 'COVID-19 curve': gov't adviser

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Updated as of Apr 06 09:22 AM

The Philippines has yet to see a decrease in its daily new cases of COVID-19 as its largest island Luzon, home to 50 million, entered the last week of its monthlong lockdown, a government adviser said Monday.  Read more »

Gov't task force adviser's new paradigm vs COVID-19: Turn public into frontliners

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Updated as of Apr 04 10:18 AM

MANILA - Making the public as frontliners in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) will greatly help unburden the already swamped hospitals and reduce the number of healthcare workers being exposed to the virus, an adviser of the inter-agency task force on COVID-19 said Saturday. Read more »

Health expert says lockdown will only be effective if backed by mass testing

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Posted at Mar 31 12:01 AM

Health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon on Monday said the month-long Luzon lockdown will only be successful if mass testing for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is also implemented. Read more »

Social distancing should be mandatory, says expert

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 14 12:26 AM

Social distancing under law is more effective than community quarantine to fight the disease, one health reform professional says. Read more »

Palasyo dumepensa sa batikos sa travel ban

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Posted at Feb 03 07:08 PM

Nagpatawag ng emergency meeting si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at ilan pang opisyal ng gobyerno para talakayin ang posibleng epekto ng novel coronavirus. Read more »

Universal Health Care law to solve fraudulent claims, says health advocate

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Posted at Jun 13 01:13 PM

MANILA - Health advocate Dr. Tony Leachon on Thursday said the implementation of the Universal Healthcare Law would help solve fraud cases that has been an issue at PhilHealth. Read more »

'Mask, alcohol, sapat na pahinga, kailangan upang makaiwas sa trangkaso'

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Posted at Jan 18 08:58 AM

Dapat maging kultura na ng mga Pilipino ang pag gamit ng mga mask tuwing pupunta sa matataong lugar lalo tuwing panahon ng pneumonia, sabi ng isang eksperto Biyernes. Read more »

FDA: Sanofi knew of Dengvaxia risks in 2015

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 05:03 PM

Vaccine maker Sanofi knew as early as December 2015 that Dengvaxia should not have been given to patients who have not had dengue fever, the head of the Philippine Food and Drug Administration said Monday.  Read more »

Garin files libel case vs Ubial, health officials over Dengvaxia blame

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Updated as of Oct 06 06:02 AM

Former Department of Health Secretary Janette Garin on Friday filed a libel case against her successor Dr. Paulyn Jean Ubial and three other medical practitioners for several statements blaming her for the Dengvaxia mess.   Read more »

Dengvaxia: Buck stops at President's office, says health advocate

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Updated as of Dec 12 04:52 PM

MANILA - Former President Benigno Aquino III and his health secretary, Janette Garin, may ultimately be liable for the procurement of the dengue vaccine that has caused a scare in the country, a doctor who first questioned the vaccine deal said Tuesday. Read more »

Halos P1.5 B halaga ng dengue vaccine, nakatengga sa cold storage ng gobyerno

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Posted at Jun 23 03:07 PM

Halos 200 na ang namatay dahil sa dengue ngayong taon, ngunit nananatiling nakatengga sa cold storage ng gobyerno ang dengue vaccine na nagkakahalaga ng may P1.5 bilyong piso. Read more »