Published May 2, 2021, 2:04 PM
Recognizing that only 1,000 out of 4,000 children diagnosed with cancer receive proper care and medication, the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) has vowed its unwavering support to the Aruga sa Batang may Cancer (ABC) Initiative that seeks to provide a web-based pediatric palliative care service in the country.
ARUGA sa Batang May Cancer (ABC) Inititative. (Screenshot from the DOSTv Facebook page)
“The DOST-PCHRD continues to support the “Aruga sa Batang may Cancer (ABC) Initiative program that aims to alleviate health burden among pediatric patients diagnosed with cancer through the development and implementation of a website focused on the delivery of palliative care services,” DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said on the DOSTv Facebook page on Friday, April 30.
Davao City opens new vaccination hub
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Dr. Cecille Montales administers the Sinovac vaccine to Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano
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“Today, I received the first dose of the Sinovac vaccine together with other A1.5 government frontliners, senior citizens, and adults with comorbidities,” he said in a statement.
Under Taguig’s priority list for vaccination, the A1.5 group includes “government-owned primary care based facilities such as Urban Health Centers, Rural Health Units and Barangay Health Stations, birthing homes, and Local Health Offices (P/C/MHO) to include members of BHERTS [Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams], contact tracers, and social workers.”
Cayetano’s vaccine was administered by Dr. Cecille Montales, the city’s cluster head for health, at Taguig’s Lakeshore Vaccination Hub.