ANSWERING THE MEDICAL GAP. The new Super Health Center in San Roque, Northern Samar. The Department of Health said on Tuesday (Feb. 14, 2023) there are 16 Super Health Centers launched in the region last year.(Photo courtesy of Northern Samar provincial government) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Health-Eastern Visayas (DOH-8) opened its first Super Health Center in the region in San Roque, Northern Samar as part of the government's effort to boost universal healthcare and to decongest hospitals. In a statement on Tuesday, DOH Eastern Visayas Regional Director Exuperia Sabalberino said the PHP10 million facility is the first of its kind in the region. "The Super Health Centers aim to bridge the country's existing rural health unit network to upper-level health facilities such as hospitals, clinics, dialysis centers, etc. Through this, local communities will now have access to diagnostic facilities, laboratories, X-ray and ultrasound, among others," Sabalberino said.
PROTECTION FROM INFECTION. An employee of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 8 receiving a booster jab in this Sept. 1, 2022 photo. With talks on the optional use of face masks in the country, the Department of Health Eastern Visayas said on Thursday (Sept. 8, 2022) that everybody must work on encouraging residents to get booster shots against Covid-19.(Photo courtesy of DPWH Region 8) TACLOBAN CITY - With talks on the optional use of face masks in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) regional office here said everyone must work on encouraging residents to get Covid-19 booster shots. In a statement on Thursday, DOH Eastern Visayas Regional Director Exuperia Sabalberino said they need the help of different government agencies and local government units in the region to continue working hand-in-hand with the department to expand booster shots coverage. "Hopefully, if we can achieve our booster coverage targets before the end of this year, the Inter-Agen
The Department of Health regional office in Palo, Leyte. (PNA file photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Health (DOH) regional office here has lauded the Leyte provincial government in its effort to control the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the province. During the inter-agency task force meeting on Friday presided by outgoing Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla, DOH Eastern Visayas Regional Director Exuperia Sabalberino said they are pleased to work with the province in battling the coronavirus. "We went through a lot and we had ups and downs considering the novelty of the virus. We did not know how to best handle and manage the situation, but Leyte had done a really good job," Sabalberino said during the meeting. Petilla recalled that in the past three years of dealing with the pandemic, the province has not closed its borders. The local government just required mandatory testing for all returning residents and those with symptoms of the virus identifie
REMINDER. The Department of Health Eastern Visayas regional office in Palo, Leyte. The agency reminded the public on Thursday (May 5, 2022) to strictly adhere to minimum public health standards as they go out and vote for the national and local elections on May 9.(PNA file photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Health (DOH) has reminded the public to strictly adhere to minimum public health standards as they go out and vote for the national and local elections on May 9. In an advisory issued on Thursday, DOH Eastern Visayas Regional Director Exuperia Sabalberino calls for strict implementation and adherence to the agency's "Mask-Hugas-Iwas-Airflow-Bakuna" advocacy to deter the upsurge of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "The public is encouraged to continue practicing public health measures such as physical distancing, wearing of well-fitted face masks, hand and respiratory hygiene (hand washing), and ensuring good ventilation by opening windows and doors w
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