Phl nominated for first time to lead WHO Health Assembly
The Philippines has been nominated to be President of the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) to be held in Geneva, Switzerland in May 2025.
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The Philippines has been nominated to be President of the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) to be held in Geneva, Switzerland in May 2025.
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In a statement, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa thanked the Philippines’ neighbors in the Western Pacific ‘for the trust and confidence’
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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…
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On World Polio Day, 24 October, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF Philippines commended the Philippine government for reducing the number of…
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Only less than half of Filipinos living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are undergoing treatment, according to a recent World Health Organization (WHO)…
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The Philippines has logged the highest incidence of tuberculosis (TB) cases across the Western Pacific Region, a recent World Health Organization (WHO) study…
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Drowning-related deaths rose in the Philippines between 2000 and 2021, a World Health Organization (WHO) report found.
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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.
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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…
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Drowning-related deaths rose in the Philippines between 2000 and 2021, a World Health Organization (WHO) report found.
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With a fatality rate of up to 88 percent, the highly infectious hemorrhagic fever is often accompanied by bleeding and organ failure
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Uganda is in the final stages of negotiations with Chinese financiers to help fund a controversial pipeline project after some Western partners pulled out, a…
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Uganda will close schools nationwide later this month after 23 Ebola cases were confirmed among pupils, including eight children who died, the country's first…
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The Department of Health on Tuesday warned the public about the potential measles outbreak in the early part of 2023 should the immunization rate continue to…
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