Vowing to upgrade the provincial hospital into a Level III health facility, Governor Joseph Cua last week announced that funding of P100 million has been pledged for the rehabilitation and…
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Wishing for EBMC’s P100M rehab fund
During his State of the Province Address last week, Governor Joseph Cua reiterated his administration’s desire to rehabilitate and upgrade the provincial hospital into a Level III health facility. Due…
CDHI opens St. Martin de Porres charityw ward, seeks partnership with Red Cross
The Catanduanes Doctors Hospital, Inc. (CDHI) formally opened its St. Martin de Porres charity ward last week for the benefit of patients who have less in life and would find…
Dengue cases climb to 152 as clustering reported in Bato
Health authorities in Bato town went on high alert against dengue recently after a clustering of cases was detected in a población barangay, just as the total cases in Catanduanes…
New COVID-19 cases up by 67%; booster shots urged for ages 12-17
Health authorities reported 20 new coronavirus cases over the past seven days ending Saturday, July 9, 2022, compared to just 12 during the previous week. The new spike in COVID-19…
Committee to study, fix legal issues hounding CDHI board
Facing questions over past policies and share valuation, the board of directors of the debt-heavy Catanduanes Doctors Hospital Inc. (CDHI) has created a committee to study and fix the legal…
WHAT IS HFMD?
Hand-Food-and-Mouth Disease (HFMD) is caused by viruses that belong to the Enterovirus family (Coxsackievirus A16, Coxsackievirus 6, and Enterovirus 71). Young children have the highest risk for getting HFMD. Children…
PhilHealth defends 4% premium rate, launches service desk in Bagamanoc
Residents of three northern towns in Catanduanes now have easier access to services of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) with the opening of its service desk in Bagamanoc recently.…
Cat’nes included in DOH list of areas with rising COVID cases
Catanduanes’ inclusion in the Department of Health’s list of 13 areas with rising COVID-19 cases last weekend has raised eyebrows among residents and health officials alike. Last Saturday (April 23,…
Barangays told to post cellphone numbers of Punong Barangays, BHERT members
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has directed all Punong Barangays to post or display their cellphone numbers as well as that of the members of the…