WHO: Phl hospitals have bed shortage
A recent World Health Organization (WHO) study revealed that the Philippines has a very low bed density, with only 10 hospital beds available per 10,000…
Gabriela Baron · · 2 min read
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A recent World Health Organization (WHO) study revealed that the Philippines has a very low bed density, with only 10 hospital beds available per 10,000…
Gabriela Baron · · 2 min read
On World Polio Day, 24 October, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF Philippines commended the Philippine government for reducing the number of…
Gabriela Baron · · 2 min read
Only less than half of Filipinos living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are undergoing treatment, according to a recent World Health Organization (WHO)…
Gabriela Baron · · 2 min read
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and the Department of Health (DoH) have joined the nation in combating tuberculosis (TB) within correctional facilities.
Alvin Murcia · · 1 min read
DoH is looking to build more health centers and hospitals and acquire more equipment and vehicles for health offices in local government units which all cost…
Kathryn Jose · · 1 min read
The Philippines has logged the highest incidence of tuberculosis (TB) cases across the Western Pacific Region, a recent World Health Organization (WHO) study…
Gabriela Baron · · 2 min read
The P38,413 monthly salary will increase to P40,208 effective 1 January 2025, and to P42,178 effective 1 January 2026
Jing Villamente · · 1 min read
The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday urged the passers of the October 2024 Physicians Licensure Exam to join the agency.
Gabriela Baron · · 1 min read
On Friday, 18 October, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go visited Lupon, Davao Oriental, where he personally extended assistance to over a thousand residents from…
DT · · 3 min read
Drowning-related deaths rose in the Philippines between 2000 and 2021, a World Health Organization (WHO) report found.
Gabriela Baron · · 1 min read
Repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Lebanon are set to receive psychological support from the Department of Health (DoH) as part of their…
Gabriela Baron · · 1 min read
From 651 deaths due to NCDs per 100,000 Filipinos in 2000, the figure rose by almost 10 percent to 714 deaths per 100,000 by 2021.
Gabriela Baron · · 2 min read
There are no more oral cholera vaccines left in the global stockpile, the World Health Organization said Friday, with the shortage jeopardizing work to stop…
Agence France-Presse · · 2 min read
Drowning-related deaths rose in the Philippines between 2000 and 2021, a World Health Organization (WHO) report found.
Gabriela Baron · · 1 min read
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Western Pacific Region, including in the Philippines, are on the rise, a recent report from the World Health…
Gabriela Baron · · 2 min read
Content Warning: This article contains descriptions of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
Gabriela Baron · · 1 min read
The Department of Health (DOH) noted an increase in leptospirosis cases nationwide, with 774 new cases recorded from 8 to 21 September—twice as high as the 381…
Gabriela Baron · · 1 min read
The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Friday that it had gotten the approval of National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) of its two major…
Gabriela Baron · · 2 min read