Garin: Dengue outbreak could have been prevented by Dengvaxia vaccination drive

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 07:03:37 +0000

Former Health Secretary and now Iloilo 1st District Representative Janette Garin on Wednesday said the recent dengue outbreak in the country

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Duterte will not ask Duque to take leave of absence – Palace 

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 03:42:43 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte will not ask Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to take a leave of absence from office despite alleged corruption

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Lacson: Officials stealing health funds deserve ‘super special suite in hell’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:15:10 +0000

“Corrupt public officials have no place on earth. But corrupt officials stealing health funds deserve an upgraded and super special suite in hell.”

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Duque firm bagged DOH contracts

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:28:45 +0000

Duque firm bagged DOH contracts

MANILA, Philippines — A pharmaceutical company owned by the family of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III earned millions of pesos from several government contracts from the Department of Health (DOH) for the supply of medicines in public hospitals, official documents obtained by the Inquirer and shared by Sen. Panfilo Lacson showed.

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Duque distances himself from PhilHealth office issue

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 11:52:36 +0000

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III assured on Wednesday that he has nothing to do with the leasing of a family-owned building to PhilHealth.

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DOH: 153 leptospirosis deaths from January to June

At least 153 have died nationwide due to leptospirosis from January to June this year, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III revealed on Friday. Of this number, 73 were from Metro Manila, while 561 other victims have been hospitalized, Duque told Radyo Inquirer.

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