Aside from fund "transfusion", Recto said the
DOH should also address its drug overstocking problem.
'Another P19.165 million worth of medicines procured by the
DOH central office and already delivered to hospitals and health centers were also found to be nearing expiration.
According to the
DoH statement, the hospital has provided assurances to the healthcare sector regulator, strongly reaffirming its commitment to avoid future violations and adhere to the recommendations set by
DoH's audit team.
DOH and DSHS also invited community organizations from the private and nongovernmental sectors, as well as program managers from public sector--supported programs, to join a steering committee to look at the ways that existing services could be used to educate the public about unintended pregnancy and available resources, including emergency contraception.
Evidently, when using the XRF method, errors occur because
DOH equipment often is antiquated and/or not properly calibrated.
During this same period,
DOH also developed operating standards for specialized outpatient programs for people with TBI.
On August 6, the
DOH declared a national dengue epidemic in view of a rise in the number of dengue cases
He cited the need for the Lower Chamber to look into the overstocking of medicines, which may be attributed to the
DOH's "bad and wasteful inventory management" and the purported "excessive eagerness" of some
DOH officials to authorize bloated purchase orders for medicines because of induced procurements.
On Sunday, the
DOH activated the Code Blue Alert in the province of Batanes and White Alert in the
DOH Cagayan Valley Center for Health Development Operations Center to render a 24-hour duty in the aftermath of the earthquake.
The Department of Health (
DOH) said it is taking necessary actions on the report of the Commission on Audit (COA) on the nondistributuion of drugs and medicines nearing expiration, worth P295.767 million as of January 31, 2019.
Meanwhile, the
DOH said 491 deaths were reported from Jan.
