Children suffer as schools go online in polluted Delhi
Confined to her family's ramshackle shanty by the toxic smog choking India's capital, Harshita Gautam strained to hear her teacher's instructions over a cheap…
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Confined to her family's ramshackle shanty by the toxic smog choking India's capital, Harshita Gautam strained to hear her teacher's instructions over a cheap…
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Kyiv shuttered parliament on Friday for one day, citing a potential Russian missile attack after President Vladimir Putin issued a warning to the West by…
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The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced the release of P137.6 billion in benefit claims to over 12,000 accredited healthcare…
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India topped the list with 26 percent, followed by Indonesia at 10 percent, China and the Philippines both at 6.8 percent and Pakistan at 6.3 percent
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The Philippines is among the countries with the highest incidence of tuberculosis (TB).
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Health and daily life disrupted as smog blankets major cities in South Asia
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has called for increased funding for the National Youth Commission (NYC) and other youth programs under the 2025 budget of the…
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‘In 2023, only 83 percent of children worldwide received their first dose of the measles vaccine.’
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By the time medical teams take a look, the wounds are often ‘dirty, rotting, with necrosed (dead) tissues and bones, and full of aggressive microbes that are…
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An estimated 37.8 million women aged 15 to 44 are at risk of cervical cancer.
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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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