PALO, LEYTE, April 20 - The Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium (EVHRDC), has updated, through a Zoom Conference on March 11-12, 2021, the 2017-2022 Regional Unified Health Research Agenda (RUHRA) of the Eastern Visayas region.
Spearheaded by the Department of Health (DOH) 8–Center for Health Development in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Regional Office 8, the activity was aimed to cater to the research priorities of the region’s stakeholders composed of representatives from the different local government units and State Colleges and Universities. (SUCs)
April 20, 2021
NAVAL, Biliran: The long wait is over for the Biliran Province as it started to roll out the COVID-19 vaccination campaign last March 10.
Biliran Governor Rogelio J. Espina, a medical doctor, and COVID-19 survivor, led the vaccination launching ceremonies at the Biliran Provincial Hospital, attended by the hospital personnel, government officials, and other health workers.
“Despite that, we have the vaccine already, it is still a must that we observe minimum health protocols such as wearing of face masks and face shields, physical distancing, and handwashing to make yourself safe from this disease,” Governor Espina said. He also thanked the health workers and front liners ‘who continuously work to ensure the safety of the Biliranons.’
March 31, 2021
Medical frontliners from the Visayas State University were given their first shot of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on March 16, 2021, at the old building of the Western Leyte Provincial Hospital (WLPH) in Baybay City.
The first batch included 9 medical frontliners from the University Services for Health, Emergency, and Rescue (USHER) who availed of the most-awaited vaccination program of the national government.
Another batch of USHER staff was sent to the old WLPH building today, March 17, rounding up the total number of vaccinated VSU medical frontliners to 2 medical doctors, 1 dentist, 7 nurses, and 8 other USHER personnel.
March 17, 2021
CATBALOGAN CITY – Access to health services in the region especially in Samar Island is limited due to unavailability of doctors and hospitals including specialty doctors and specialty clinics. This has become more evident during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Data show that provinces like Samar do not attract new doctors. Thus, the need to produce home-grown doctors who have high likelihood to serve their respective hometowns and the entire province was identified.
March 12, 2021
NAVAL, Biliran, March 6 (PIA) – With easing up of the entry and exit protocols in the province in compliance with NIATF Resolution No. 101, Biliran Governor Rogelio J. Espina strongly recommended the strict implementation of the Covid-19 minimum public health standard (MPHS) down to the barangay level.
Governor Espina made the call in a Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force (PIATF) meeting on March 2 with Vice Governor BrigidoCaneja III, Board Members Edgar Igano, Carlos Chan, Allan Paul Tubis and Jerome Arcenal, municipal mayors, municipal health officers (MHOs), municipal local government operations officers (MLGOOs), municipal disaster risk reduction and management officers (MDRRMOs), heads of concerned national government agencies and key members of the PIATF.
March 6, 2021