Department of Health in Western Visayas announced that they are now looking nurses and doctors to augment their workforce in response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In an advisory posted on Thursday, September 10, DOH Center for Health Development in Western…Read More »
The occupancy rate of wards dedicated for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in the Department of Health (DOH)-retained hospitals in the Western Visayas have reached critical stage. DOH has four retained hospitals in the region namely the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC)…Read More »
Department of Health Regional Office 6 said that the eyeglass-type face shield is acceptable as long as it covers the whole face. DOH Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH WV CHD) made the clarification on Friday after some posts that went…Read More »
In the whole of Western Visayas, there are already 92 medical frontliners who tested positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). According to Dr. Renilyn Reyes, spokesperson of Department of Health Regional Office 6, the breakdown of the medical frontliners who contracted the…Read More »
Department of Health in Region 6 announced that there are 68 new Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Western Visayas, with one additional death. In a press conference on Wednesday, DOH announced that the additional death is an 80-year-old male from Bo.…Read More »
Department of Health in Region 6 – Western Visayas reported Sunday that there are 91 new Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, the highest tally in one day. In COVID-19 Case Bulletin posted July 12, DOH shared that there are already 552 total…Read More »
Department of Health in Western Visayas announced that they are now in need of 110 nurses to work as disease surveillance officers in the region. Accepted nurses will receive salary of SG 11 or P22,316 monthly. In a Notice of Vacancy posted…Read More »
One of the health workers in Alimodian, Iloilo who tested positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) did not follow protocols and infected seven family members. Dr. Jessie Glen Alonsabe, regional epidemiologist of Department of Health Center for Health Development Western Visayas, revealed…Read More »
Six medical doctors working in a private hospital in Iloilo City tested positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to Mayor Jerry P. Treñas. In a post from his official Facebook page, Treñas revealed Sunday that he was informed of the status…Read More »
A group of government physicians under the ‘Doctors to the Barrios’ (DTTB) program of Department of Health expressed their dismay on the directive to transfer rural health physicians in Region 6 and 7 to take care of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients…Read More »