Gov’t to raise ‘healthy citizens,’ to deal with malnutrition among kids
One in three Filipino children under the age of 5 is stunted, the Department of Health said Wednesday—a situation that ...
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Vergeire asserts CDC bill not a ‘medical martial law’
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday dismissed claims that a proposed bill creating the country’s Center for Disease Prevention and ...
Read moreCOVID uptick not enough to tighten measures: DOH
A recent increase in COVID-19 infections in the Philippines is not enough to tighten measures anew to control the spread of ...
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PH records 43 rabies cases from Jan.-Feb.
The Philippines has reported 43 cases of rabies, all fatalities, from January 1 to February 18, the Department of Health ...
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DOH cites medical team’s mission in quake-hit Turkey
The deployment to Turkey of a Philippine medical team would help the Philippines get verified under the World Health Organization’s ...
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‘Health workers, seniors to get bivalent vax first’
The Department of Health (DOH) has announced that the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the bivalent vaccines against COVID-19 has ...
Read moreVergeire: DOH is transparent on cancer funds
Following a complaint filed against Department of Health (DOH) officials, DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire on Tuesday stressed that the department ...
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Vergeire ‘ready’ to take DOH top job if offered
Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said Tuesday that she is now ready to be the next secretary ...
Read moreVergeire leads rollout of PH HIV/AIDS plan
Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire on Friday led the rollout of the Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC) ...
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DOH: COVID-19 booster jab uptake still low at 27%
The number of Filipinos who received their COVID-19 booster shots remains low at 27 percent of the eligible population, the ...
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