Alam mo ba na 300 milyong katao sa buong mundo ang mayroong isa sa mga 6,000 na alam nating Rare Disease o mga sakit na pambihirang makita sa karaniwang tao? Sa Pilipinas, para maituring na Rare Disease, dapat hindi lalagpas sa 20,000 katao lamang ang mayroon nito. Pag-aralan natin ito at ang iba't iba pang kaalaman tungkol sa mga pambihirang sakit ngayong National Rare Diseases Week. #KonsulTayo sa ating mga Primary Care Providers 👨‍⚕️ tungkol sa mga Rare Disease, o basahin ang nilalaman ng link na ito 👉: bit.ly/RareDiseaseNewFAQs2021

HAPPENING NOW: Arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines

Mga ka-RESBAKUNA, maaari ninyo nang magamit ang #RESBAKUNA Facebook frame! Upang gamitin ang RESBAKUNA frame gamit ang iyong smart phone, pumunta lamang sa DOH Facebook page, hanapin ang frame na ito, at pindutin ang 'TRY IT' button na nasa post! Maaari mo ring hanapin ang frame na ito sa iyong Facebook: 1. Pumunta sa iyong profile, at sa ilalim ng profile picture mo ay pindutin ang "Update" button o ang camera icon. 2. Piliin ang "Add Frame" na option. 3. I-search ang "#RESBAKUNA" frame, at i-apply ito! RESBAKUNA, kasangga ng BIDA! Sama-sama tayo sa BIDA BakuNation! #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

PANUORIN 👀 Mas malakas na ang laban natin kontra COVID-19 dahil nandito na ang RESBAKUNA! Mauuna nang RUMESBAK at mabakunahan ang ating mga medical frontliners! RESBAKUNA, kasangga ng BIDA! Sama-sama tayo sa BIDA BakuNation! #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

Tuloy po kayo sa BIDA Barangay! I-send na ang link sa buong barangay biBIDA natin ang tamang impormasyon tungkol sa Non-Communicable Diseases at kung paano ito maiiwasan! Ngayong buwan ng mga puso, #kaHeartner ka BIDA! Para sa todong proteksyon, #BIDASolusyon Plus sa COVID-19!

ATM: Vaccines being delivered to vaccination sites already #resbakuna #BIDAbakunation #BIDAsolusyon+ #explainexplainexplain

LOOK: University of the Philippines- Philippine General Hospital unloads and stores the newly arrived Sinovac vaccine in their storage. #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

ONGOING: Setup of vaccination site at the Philippine General Hospital Atrium. #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

LOOK: Preparation and Set-up for the ceremonial vaccination of CoronaVac from Sinovac Life Science Co., Ltd. at the Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium. #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

LOOK: Dr. Alfonso Victorino Famaran, Jr., Medical Center Chief II, is ready for COVID-19 vaccination here at Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium. #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

PANOORIN: Laging Handa Special Coverage Pagbabakuna Kontra COVID-19

HAPPENING NOW: Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III opens the symbolic COVID-19 vaccination program at Lung Center of the Philippines #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

LOOK: Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III expresses thanks to the healthcare workers who will receive the vaccines. He also calls for the support of all healthcare workers and the public for the country's COVID-19 vaccine rollout, saying "The success of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout depends on your [healthcare workers] participation and support." #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

LOOK: PGH Dir. Gerardo Legaspi is the first medical frontliner to be vaccinated in the country. #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

LOOK: Dr. Alfonso Victorino Famaran, Jr., Medical Center Chief II and Nurse Samuel Sumilang, Chief of Nursing Service, were two of the healthcare frontliners vaccinated against COVID-19 at Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium. #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

LOOK: Philippine General Hospital Director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi receives CORONAVAC vaccine. He is the first Filipino medical frontliner to be vaccinated against COVID-19. #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

LOOK: Director General of the Philippine Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Eric Domingo, also receives his first dose of Sinovac’s CORONAVAC during the symbolic vaccination at the Philippine General Hospital. #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

LOOK: Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III delivers the first COVID-19 vaccine jab at Lung Center of the Philippines. #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

WE ARE HIRING!!! Two (2) Health Program Officer II, SG-15 One (1) Administrative Officer IV, SG-15 Interested Applicants may send their applications via email at careers.dohhtau@gmail.com or you can bring in the following at Health Technology Assessment Unit (HTAU), Bldg. 14-C, Ground floor, Department of Health, San Lazaro Compound, Rizal Avenue Extension, Sta. Cruz, Manila. 1. Letter of Intent indicating the position title you are applying for (addressed to Dr. Anna Melissa S. Guerrero, MD, MPH (HTA), Head, Health Technology Assessment Unit, DOH, Manila 2. Four (4) copies of accomplished and duly signed Personal Data Sheet Form (CS Form No. 212, Revised 2017) 3. Four (4) copies of accomplished and duly signed Work Experience Sheet Form (CS Form No. 212, Revised 2017) 4. One (1) copy of Transcript of Records 5. One (1) copy of Diploma Deadline of Submission will be on March 4, 2021. Please note that we will no longer entertain applicants who have incomplete requirements and will not accept applications after the said deadline. You may view the following vacant positions below for further information. Thank you.

UP-PGH Director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi, UP-National Institutes of Health Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Director Dr. Edsel Salvaña, and FDA Director General Dr. Eric Domingo are among the first recipients of the Sinovac's CORONAVAC at the Philippine General Hospital. #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

LOOK: Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III delivers the first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine in V. Luna Medical Center during the symbolic vaccination today. #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

LOOK: First COVID-19 vaccine recipients in V. Luna Medical Center, together with Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III, DND Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Lieutenant Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, and Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte do the Resbakuna pose during the symbolic vaccination against COVID-19 today. #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

Gunitain natin ngayong Marso ang kakayahan ng kababaihang Pilipino. 👩 Sa gitna ng pandemya, walang hindi kaya si Juana! #WomenMakeChange for a #HealthyPilipinas 💚

Philippine General Hospital Director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi urges Filipinos to trust in science and set aside other judgments that they may have on vaccines. Dr. Legaspi was the first healthcare worker to receive COVID-19 jab in the country. #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

Infectious Diseases and Molecular Biology expert Dr. Edsel Salvaña highlights the importance of vaccination against COVID-19 during his speech in the symbolic vaccination at the Philippine General Hospital today. #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

"The best vaccine is the vaccine in your arm." After being second to receive COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Edsel Salvaña of the Philippine General Hospital, emphasizes the benefits one can receive from vaccination against COVID-19 during his speech in Philippine General Hospital. #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

TIGNAN ang larawan ng mga kababayan natin na RUMESBAKUNA pose ngayong araw! Ikaw, kailan ka RERESBAKUNA? RESBAKUNA, kasangga ng BIDA! Sama-sama tayo sa BIDA Bakunation! #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain

“Marami sa atin na healthcare workers ay matagal nang lumalaban sa COVID-19… At panahon na para tayo ay mas lumaban pa lalo. Kung tayo dati ay nakikipaglaban sa pamamagitan ng pag-aalaga ng ating mga pasyente, panahon na para dagdagan natin ang proteksyon ng mga katawan natin, ang mga sarili natin—proteksyon hindi lamang (para sa sarili), kundi (para sa) ating pamilya, mga kasamahan, at komunidad.” RUMESBAKUNA na kasama si Ms. Chareluck Santos, PGH Nurse at first COVID-19 vaccinator in the Philippines! RESBAKUNA, kasangga ng BIDA! Sama-sama tayo sa BIDA Bakunation! #RESBAKUNA #BIDABakunation #BIDASolusyon+ #ExplainExplainExplain