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DOH Message on the occasion of 2nd SONA:
“God bless our country! God bless the President! He is a good and effective leader for the Filipinos to attain lasting peace, sustainable development and inclusive growth! Mabuhay”
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Department of Health Regional Office VII commemorates 2017 Candlelight AIDS Memorial
In strengthening with the view on public awareness on HIV and AIDS, the Department of Health Regional Office VII commemorated the annual International AIDS Candlelight Memorial under the theme “Ending AIDS Together” last 17 May 2017 at the Cebu Provincial Capitol Social Hall, Cebu City.
Secretary of Health Sec. Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial attended the activity along with official representatives from DOH Central Office, Province of Cebu and the Cities of Cebu and Mandaue and other LGUs. It was spearheaded by the DOH Regional Office VII and coordinated by the different stakeholders and partners coming from the community-based organizations, private funding partners and faith-based organizations.
The yearly commemoration is aimed at remembering the people who lost the battle to AIDS, raise awareness in the fight towards ending stigma and discrimination related to HIV and AIDS and also in recognition to the partners who unwaveringly supported the goal of ending the AIDS epidemic. Simultaneously, candlelight ceremony was conducted in the provinces of Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor.
In his welcome remarks, Department of Health Regional Office VII Director, Dir. Jaime S. Bernadas highlighted the value of interacting and working with one another to raise awareness on HIV and AIDS.
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To further strengthen the linkage between partners and other stakeholders for the intensive prevention of Kidney and other health related diseases, the Department of Health Regional Office VII took its lead on the conduct of the 1st Regional Summit for Renal Disease Control Program (ReDCoP) and Observance of National Kidney Month last 09 June 2017 at Crown Regency Suites Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu.
The activity was a partnership undertaking of the National Kidney Transplant Institution (NKTI), Regional Office, Provincial Health Office, Local Government Units and other participating partners and offices. The summit was also a widespread advocacy calling in observance of National Kidney Month with the theme “Wastong Pangangatawan, Sakit sa Bato Kayang Iwasan.”
Giving his keynote message, Regional Director Jaime S. Bernadas highlighted the importance of working in close partnership. Nonetheless, he also mentioned that he's looking forward to continued partnership among private partners and stakeholders.
“The Philippine Government through the Department of Health has continuously intensified its directions toward non-communicable diseases. Today, we commemorate our partnership which brings toward upfront of renal diseases and its impact on human lives to promote its awareness. Through forged partnership and concerted efforts among our partners, we now brought this to the national line.” Dir. Bernadas expressed.
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DOH joins Public Health Dentists’ Convention
The Department of Health National Association of Dentists (DHNAD) held its 52nd Annual Convention & Scientific Meeting at the Bayfront Hotel, Cebu Citylast March 7 to 9, 2017 with the theme “Quality Preventive Dental Health Programs through Unity and Reform on Philippine Dentistry towards Excellence”. The goal of the said annual convention was to strengthen government health services and to come up with excellent dental programs.
DOH Assistant Secretary Eric Tayag,keynote speaker of the event, highlighted the Philippine Health Agenda’s A.C.H.I.E.V.E. strategy: Advance primary care and quality; Cover all Filipinos against financial health risk; Harness power of strategic human resource; Invest in eHealth and data for decision-making; Enforce standards, accountability, and transparency; Value clients and patients; and Elicit multi-sector, multi-stakeholder support for health. AsecTayagthen showcased his eminent dance moves after his speech.
Dr. Edwina Go, Regional Dental Coordinator of DOH – RO IV-A, had a lecture on the Public Health Today and Tomorrow. She emphasized the integration of DOH Oral Health Program on “PinggangPinoy”, a food guide developed by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in collaboration with the DOH, World Health Organization (WHO), and National Nutrition Council (NNC). It uses a food plate model to convey the right food group proportions on a per-meal basis to meet the body's energy and nutrient. It also serves as a visual tool to help Filipinos adopt healthy eating habits at meal times by delivering effective dietary and healthy lifestyle.