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PBBM orders DOH to deal with HIV upsurge

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Health (DOH) to streamline and expand its HIV-related services following a significant surge in infections,...

Health workers in Sierra Leone see surge in mpox cases

Freetown, Sierra Leone—Sierra Leone is facing an increase in recorded mpox infections, with 177 new cases reported in recent days, a health ministry official told...

PBBM lifts public health emergency for COVID-19 

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has officially lifted the State of Public Health Emergency across the country for the COVID-19 pandemic, more than three years...

Concepcion supports PBBM decision not to extend state of public health emergency

Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion echoed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s decision that there is no need for the Philippines to remain in a state...

WHO declares COVID still global crisis, pandemic at transition point

Geneva—Three years to the day after the World Health Organization (WHO) sounded the highest level of global alert over COVID-19, it said Monday the...

COVID global crisis may end in 2023—WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) sees the declaration of the COVID-19 disease as a public health emergency being lifted this year, the body’s technical...

DOH hopeful health emergency on COVID, Mpox will end next year

The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday expressed optimism that the state of public health emergency in the country over the COVID-19 and Mpox...

Marcos to extend public health emergency until yearend

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said he is likely to extend the state of public health emergency in the country due to the...

US declares monkeypox a public health emergency 

The United States on Thursday declared monkeypox a public health emergency, a move that should free up  new funds, assist in data gathering and...

‘President should have power to halt PhilHealth hike’

Sen. Grace Poe wants to give power to the President to suspend the increase in contributions to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). Poe’s proposed...

Omicron BA.5 strain hits PH

First 2 cases detected in Central Luzon, variant behind surge in South Africa The Philippines has already detected the first two cases of the Omicron...

WHO may end COVID crisis

But says dropping its emergency status doesn't mean pandemic is over The World Health Organization (WHO) is working to declare an end to the COVID-19...

Health chief says government safety seal key to NCR shift to Alert Level 1

Metro Manila could be de-escalated to COVID-19 Alert Level 1 by March if enough public and private establishments comply with the government’s safety seal...

Answered prayers for COVID vaccine

"We should never forget how terrified we were upon first hearing about the virus."     It is welcome news from businessman Joey Concepcion that British pharmaceutical AstraZeneca...
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