
‘Bakuna Eskwela’ immunizes Ilocos Norte girls against cervical cancer
An estimated 37.8 million women aged 15 to 44 are at risk of cervical cancer.
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An estimated 37.8 million women aged 15 to 44 are at risk of cervical cancer.
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At its annual Tech World event, Lenovo announced a landmark partnership with FIFA, becoming the official technology partner for the upcoming FIFA World Cup…
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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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