Photo courtesy of Albay PHO's Facebook page LEGAZPI CITY - The provincial government of Albay will hire more health workers as part of its strategy to upgrade health services. Dr. Nataniel Rempillo, Albay Provincial Health Office (PHO) chief, said interested applicants can send their resumes and other credentials to the PHO or to government-run hospitals nearest to their residence. "We are very thankful to Governor Noel Rosal as one of his flagship programs is to improve health services not just the building but (also) the human resources, logistical services like medicine, supply and upgrade of equipment," he said in an interview on Friday. Rempillo said the province will hire more health workers as the public can expect increased availability of medicine, equipment, and human resources in the next three years. "We have eight state-run hospitals in the province and the health workers will be deployed in the said hospitals because of the increase of demand," he
VACCINATION. An official of the Department of Health in Bicol urges students, parents, and teachers to get vaccinated against Covid-19 duringa demand generation activity in this undated photo. The DOH also urged fully vaccinated individuals to get booster shots. (Photo courtesy of DOH-5) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health in Bicol (DOH-5) has started giving booster shots to young people aged 12-17 in some areas in the region. Noemi Bron, DOH-5 health and promotion officer, in an interview on Monday said at least 468,746 Pfizer-BioNTech booster doses for this age group are now available. "Some local government units (LGUs) have started giving the first booster for the said age group. Booster doses or 'additional doses' provide complete protection against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and its emerging variants," Bron said. In a statement, the DOH-Bicol said those who are eligible for booster vaccination are the immunocompromised, non-immunocompromised, and the res