The Department of Health (DOH) officially transferred on Monday, March 6, the operations of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Philippines to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
Department of Health Officer-in-Charge Dr. Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, together with DOST Secretary
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. convened Health officials on Monday to discuss the country's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, including the Alert Levels System.
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets Health officials to discuss matters concerning Covid-19 in Malacañang on Jul
(File photo) MANILA - President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Monday met with officials of the Department of Health (DOH) at Malacanan Palace to discuss the government's Covid-19 response and possible changes in alert level classifications. This, after the Marcos administration decided to retain the existing Covid-19 alert levels until the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) makes a recommendation to implement a new alert level system. Currently, more than half of the Philippines, including Metro Manila, will stay under the most lenient Alert Level 1, pending the review of the alert level classifications. In a Facebook post, Radio Television Malacanang (RTVM) said Marcos met with DOH Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire "on matters concerning the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19)." Other officials present were DOH Assistant Secretary Charade Mercado-Grande of the DOH - Health Regul
Health Undersecretary Lilibeth David said that all services and activities of the DOH, including COVID-19 pandemic response efforts, other disease prevention and control, and health promotion matters are ongoing.