FREE EYE SCREENING. The Department of Health gives free eye screening services to indigents, especially those with diabetes in Luna town, La Union province on Feb. 16-17, 2023. The health department targets to conduct more free eye screening services in the other parts of the region, particularly in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas.(Photo courtesy of DOH-CHD-1) MALASIQUI, Pangasinan -The Department of Health (DOH) in Ilocos Region (Region 1) is offering free retinopathy screening to the residents in the region in partnership with the Ophthalmology Department of Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center (ITRMC). In a statement issued on Monday, DOH-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD)-1 Regional Director Paula Paz Sydiongco called on all diabetic patients in the region to avail of the free mobile eye screening. "We will be visiting more communities this year and seeking outpatients, especially those living in GIDAs (geographically isolated and disadvantaged area
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The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged individuals with diabetes to have their eyes checked as this can help prevent problems with their vision.
The DOH noted that diabetic retinopathy is "a complication that affects [the] eyes of a person with diabetes."
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BUTUAN CITY – Tired of running and hunger in the mountains, four members of the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) voluntarily gave up to the pursuing government troops in Agusan del Norte.
Shown in photo are the four members of the Communist Terrorist Group who voluntarily gave up themselv
Filipino images on home farming and sustainable food systems during the COVID-19 pandemic took home the top honors in the 15th edition of the annual photo contest by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA).