Frequently Asked Questions

A

AIDS/HIV

Aksyon: Paputok Injury Reduction Campaign

Alcohol Dependence - NCDPC

Alzheimer's Disease - NCDPC

Asthma - NCDPC

B

BARANGAY HEALTH WORKERS

BFAD

BHFS

Bilateral Tubal Ligation (BTL)

Botika ng Barangay (BnB)

Bronchitis - NCDPC

C

CHD Scorecard

Cheaper Medicines Act

Chemical / Toxicology

Clean Air Act (CAA)

Combined Oral Contraceptive (COCs) Pill

Committee of Examiners for Massage Therapy (CEMT)

Committee of Examiners for Undertakers and Embalmers (CEUE)

Condom

Consumer Participation

D

Dealing with Myths & Misconceptions in Family Planning

Degenerative Disease

Dengue

Depot-Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA) or Injectables

Depressive Disorders

Diabetes

Doctors to the Barrios (DTTB)

DOH Rep

DOH Website - IMS

Drug Testing

E

Electronic Essential Drug Price Monitoring System (e-EDPMS)

Epilepsy

Essential Newborn Care (ENC)

Establishment Licensing and Product Registration

F

Family Health Programs

Family Planning

Fertility Awareness Based Methods (Natural Family Planning Methods)

Filariasis

FOOD AND WATERBORNE DISEASES

Food Fortification (Sangkap Pinoy)

G

Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA)

H

Health Care Waste Management (HCWM)

Health Facilities Standards Development Division

Health Human Resource Development Bureau - Deployment Program

Health Human Resource Development Bureau - E-JOBS

Health Human Resource Development Bureau - NDHRHIS

Health Research Division

Hospital and Other Health Facilities

Hospital Rates

HPDPB

Hypertension

I

Infant and Young Child Feeding / Breastfeeding

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)

Inter-Local Health Zone (ILHZ)

International Health Regulations

Intranet (DOH) - IMS

Intrauterine Device (IUD)

J

K

L

Leprosy

Licensing and Accreditation Division

Ligtas Tigdas (Measles)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT (LGU) SCORECARD

M

Malaria

Medical Device

MENINGOCOCCEMIA

Mental Retardation

MIDWIFERY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM OF THE PHILIPPINES (MSPP)

Modern Methods of Family Planning

N

Newborn Screening

Non-Scalpel Vasectomy (NSV)

O

Oral Health Program

P

Personnel Division

Philippine National Drug Formulary (PNDF)

Philippine Population Management Program

Procurement

Province-wide Investment Plan for Health (PIPH)

Provincial Health Team Leader

Public/Consumer Information - BFAD

Q

R

Rabies

Rehabilitation Center

Reproductive Health

Rural Health Midwives Placement Program (RHMPP)

S

Schistosomiasis

Schizophrenia

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis

Sore Eyes

T

Technical Assistance Coordination Team

Toxic and Hazardous Substances - Environmental Health

Tuberculosis

U

Urban Health System Development (UHSD)

V

Violence Against Women

Voluntary Blood Donation

  • If I have a cold or the flu, can I donate blood?
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  • Is there anything I should do before I donate?
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  • Can I still donate if I have high blood pressure?
  • What can you do if you aren't eligible to donate?
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  • What if I'm taking aspirin or medication prescribed by my doctor?
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  • Who receives blood?
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  • What if I have anemia?
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  • How will I feel after I donate?
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  • How can I increase my iron level?
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  • Does the donor suffer from any harmful effects after donating blood?
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  • How badly is blood needed?
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  • Does the donor need to rest after donating blood?
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  • Why are there often blood shortages?
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  • Can a donor work after donating blood?
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  • What are the reasons why a person cannot donate blood?
  • How often can a person donate blood?
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  • Can I get AIDS from donating blood?
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  • Does donated blood stay on the shelf indefinitely until it is used?
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  • Do I have enough blood in my body to donate?
  • Is there such thing as artificial blood?
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  • How much blood is taken?
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  • What fees are associated with blood?
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  • Who can donate?
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  • How much time does it take for my body to replace the blood I donated?
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  • What does the term "donor deferral" mean?
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  • What are the steps in blood donation?
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  • How long will the actual donation process take?
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  • If I was deferred once before,am I still ineligible to donate?
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  • Will donating blood hurt?
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  • How long until my blood is used?
  • What types of tests are performed on donated blood?
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  • Are blood donors paid?
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  • Are the health history questions necessary everytime I donate?
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  • In which situations do people generally donate blood?
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  • If I just received a flu shot, can I donate blood?
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  • What is the most common blood type?
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  • Where can I donate?
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    W

    X

    Y

    Yellow Fever

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