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Gov’t asked to ban WHO regional director 

The Bureau of Immigration should ban and declare persona non grata the Manila-based regional director of the World Health Organization for allegedly ridiculing and...

Rich, larger families waste more food than poor households—study

Rich Filipino families who could buy more are inclined to waste more food than those who have less, a scientific study showed. Rep. Ray Reyes...

Ouster of WHO regional director won’t affect PH

THE Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday that the ouster of Takeshi Kasai as World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific regional director would not...

WHO Western Pacific chief axed for misconduct

Geneva—The World Health Organization has terminated the contract of its powerful Western Pacific regional director Takeshi Kasai following staff accusations of racist, abusive and...

WHO regional head risks ouster

The World Health Organization’s executive board was on Monday debating firing a powerful regional director over accusations of abusive, racist behaviour, several sources said. The...

Assad to mull more crossings for quake aid

DAMASCUS — The World Health Organization chief said Sunday that Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad had voiced openness to more border crossings for aid to...

Countries call for WHO swift action on sexual abuse

More than 50 countries on Tuesday told the World Health Organization that they wanted perpetrators of sexual abuse within the WHO to be swiftly...

PH is prepared as end of COVID looms—DOH

The Department of Health (DOH) has assured that the country is “prepared” and will continuously prepare for COVID-19. This, even if the World Health Organization...

DOH: PH ready once pandemic state is lifted

The Department of Health (DOH) said the Philippines is ready should the World Health Organization (WHO) declare the end to the COVID-19 pandemic. DOH officer-in-charge...

China stats ‘under-represent’ true impact of Covid outbreak: WHO

The World Health Organization criticised China's "very narrow" definition of Covid deaths on Wednesday, warning that official statistics were not showing the true impact...

WHO eyes end to Covid emergency in 2023

The World Health Organization said Wednesday it hoped that Covid-19 would no longer be a public health emergency in 2023, as it urged China...

OCTA analyst urges public: Wear masks in open areas

An analyst on Saturday urged the public to wear face masks  even in open spaces as the Philippines experiences a high COVID-19 positivity rate. From...

Breast cancer event to offer information, advice

"Some 70 percent of breast cancer cases occur among indigents, thus perhaps the high rates for late diagnosis and below 50 percent survival rate" As...

Health groups calls for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

Around 200 health organisations and more than 1,400 health professionals on Wednesday called for governments to establish a binding international treaty on phasing out...
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