
DOH targets 95% child vaccination rate
The Department of Health aims to vaccinate 95% of Filipino children to achieve herd immunity against preventable diseases. With only 66% vaccinated so far,…
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The Department of Health aims to vaccinate 95% of Filipino children to achieve herd immunity against preventable diseases. With only 66% vaccinated so far,…
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Finance Secretary Frederick Go signed the financial agreement with ADB in support of the government’s Build Universal Health Care Program–Subprogram 3; the…
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The Philippine government has signed a JPY119.745-billion (around P48 billion) financing agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support reforms…
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According to the WHO 2025 report, more than one billion people are living with mental health disorders.
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PhilHealth and 13 major health insurers join forces under the Yaman ng Kalusugan Program to reduce out-of-pocket healthcare costs and expand primary care…
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PhilHealth and private HMOs signed an agreement to coordinate health coverage, with PhilHealth serving as the primary payer and private insurers covering…
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The PNP has set aside P125.11 million for its Bantay Kaisipan Health Program in 2027 to strengthen mental health and psychological support services for police…
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NAGA CITY – Due to the rising number of dengue cases all over Bicol, the Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) has declared a “code…
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Health reform advocate Anthony Leachon urges Health Secretary Edwin Mercado to hold officials accountable over the alleged wastage of P217 million worth of…
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GCash’s GInsure Health offers families health protection options from Oona Insurance and KwikCare, with plans covering critical illnesses, hospital care,…
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Senator Bong Go joined the opening of a Super Health Center in Maramag, Bukidnon, highlighting efforts to expand accessible primary healthcare services in the…
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In previous Senate committee hearings, we raised that there were only about 4,069 licensed guidance counselors nationwide as of 2022.
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Families become the default coordinators because they have the most to lose when nothing moves.
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