MANILA | October 15, 2021 – In celebration of National Mental Health Week, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) launched Lusog-Isip – the country’s first mobile application for mental health and self-care. Lusog-Isip aims to expand access to culturally adapted, evidence-based tools and interventions on mental… Read More USAID, DOH launch Philippines’ first mobile app for mental health

SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (May 10, 2021) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office in Region III has entered into a tripartite memorandum of agreement with the Department of Health (DOH) Central Luzon Center for Health and Development (CLCHD) and the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) TB Platforms for Sustainable Direction,… Read More DSWD-III signs MOA with DOH and USAID for TB treatment project

By HENRY EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport THE Philippine Red Cross (PRC) began offering here on Monday the Covid-19 saliva test, touted to be a cheaper and more comfortable alternative to the nasal swabbing method to detect Covid-19 infection. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the PRC opened a… Read More Red Cross opens Covid-19 saliva test center in Subic Bay Freeport

IBA, Zambales (PIA) — United States Agency for International Development’s TB Platforms Project conducted a nine-day Tuberculosis (TB) screening for about 381 healthcare workers in Zambales. In partnership with President Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Hospital (PRMMH), the free chest x-ray activity is part of the FAST (Finding cases Actively, Separating safely, Treating effectively) strategy. “FAST is… Read More USAID holds TB screening for healthcare workers in Zambales