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Family planning conference tackles reproductive health strategies

The Department of Health (DOH), in collaboration with the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) and The Forum for Family Planning and Development, Inc....

Off to a good start

IN an auspicious start, 2018 began with the news that the country registered the biggest reduction in the number of firecracker-related injuries this holiday...

‘Cracker injuries fewest in 5 years’

THE country registered the biggest reduction in the number of firecracker-related injuries this holiday season, down 68 percent from the previous year, the Health...

QC seeks private help for mothers

QUEZON City Mayor Herbert Bautista on Monday ordered the city health department to tap the private sector in lowering the mortality rate of birthing...

Gastro outbreak hits Mimaropa; medicine rushed

Health department’s Mimaropa Regional Director Eduardo C. Janairo has ordered the immediate delivery of medicine and medical supplies to Quezon, Palawan to avert the increasing diarrhea...

Nationwide smoking ban starts July 22

The Health department said Monday that the nationwide smoking ban will take effect on Saturday, July 22 as it urged establishments to create more...

Cayetano gets confirmed in 3 minutes

THE Commission on Appointments took all of three minutes Wednesday to confirm the nomination of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano as secretary of the Department...

1m quit smoking–DoH

THE number of Filipino smokers fell by 1.1 million to 15.9 million in 2015 from 17 million in 2009, and mainly as a result...

23 hurt in firecracker mishaps

THE Health Department said Sunday 13 of the 23 fireworks related injuries reported as of Dec. 25 took place in Metro Manila. Eight of the...

13-year-old girl youngest HIV victim

DAVAO CITY"•A 13-year-old girl is the youngest victim here of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus that causes AIDS, a source said Thursday. Gloria Serrano, a nurse...

Drill

The Valenzuela City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, Valenzuela City Health Department and the Red Cross conduct a disaster preparedness simulation exercise on...
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