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DOH reports 1st mpox case since WHO emergency

The Philippines has recorded its first mpox case since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) over...

WHO seeks mpox vaccine production surge

The World Health Organization on Friday urged manufacturers to ramp up production of mpox vaccines to rein in the spread of a more dangerous...

China to screen arrivals for mpox symptoms 

Beijing, China—China announced Friday it will begin screening people and goods entering the country for mpox over the next six months, just two days after...

Olympics sees 40-plus Covid cases as global figures rise—WHO

Geneva, Switzerland—More than 40 athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19 highlighting a new global rise in cases, the World...

Championing childhood nutrition for a healthier future for Filipinos

For Filipinos, health is the foundation of a vibrant life. Yet, nutritional deficiencies often impact growth and lead to future health concerns.  Studies, including the...

WHO says half the world now following orders to cut trans fats

A total of 53 countries had best practice policies in place for tackling industrial trans fats in food as of last year, vastly improving...

Gov’t, medical societies, pharmacists, patient groups commit to eliminate cervical cancer in PH

For the first time ever, over 400 stakeholders, including municipalities, healthcare advocacy groups, national agencies, and civil societies, stood united against the Big C...

‘Wake-up call’: third of adults not doing enough physical activity

Paris, France - Nearly a third of all adults are not doing enough physical activity, posing a growing threat to health across the world, a...

2.6 million die annually due to alcohol, World Health Organization reports

Geneva, Switzerland—Alcohol kills nearly three million people annually, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, adding that while the death rate had dropped...

WHO voices alarm at swelling West Bank health crisis

The World Health Organization decried Friday an escalating health crisis in the occupied West Bank, where growing restrictions, violence and attacks on health infrastructure...

WHO waits on data after fatal 1st human H5N2 bird flu case

GENEVA – The WHO has said it is awaiting the full genetic sequence data after a man died of bird flu in Mexico in...

DAMO Academy partners with WHO to advance medical AI

DAMO Academy, Alibaba Group’s research institute, has announced its partnership with the WHO Collaborating Center on Digital Health to advance innovations in digital health...

DAMO Academy partners with WHO Collaborating Center on Digital Health to advance medical AI 

DAMO Academy, Alibaba Group’s research institute, has announced its partnership with the WHO Collaborating Center on Digital Health to advance innovations in digital health...

COVID-19 erased a decade of gains in life expectancy

Data crunched by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that the COVID-19 emergency reversed more than a decade of gains in life...
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