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Health Secretary Edwin Mercado

DOH urges precautions as Indonesia wildfire haze affects Philippines
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday urged the public to take precautions against haze from wildfires in Indonesia being carried into parts of the…
3 September 20261 MIN READ
3 Central Luzon gov’t hospitals suspend operations due to floods
Three government medical facilities in Central Luzon have suspended operations due to flooding, the Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday, 3 September.
3 September 20261 MIN READ
DOH logs 6,253 leptospirosis cases
Over 6,000 leptospirosis cases have been recorded in the country this year by the Department of Health (DOH).
3 September 20262 MIN READ
DOH: Child stunting rate drops to 21.1% in 2025
The stunting rate among Filipino children aged two years and below declined in 2025, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Edwin Mercado said.
2 September 20261 MIN READ
Only 42 leptospirosis beds left in NCR DOH hospitals
Health Secretary Edwin Mercado said Tuesday that only 41 to 42 beds remain available for leptospirosis patients across Department of Health (DOH) hospitals in…
25 August 20262 MIN READ