Thursday, May 21, 2026
Today's Print

Tag: World Health Organization

WHO says Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital a ‘death zone’, urges full evacuation

Gaza’s largest hospital has become a “death zone,” the World Health Organization said Sunday, announcing plans to evacuate the facility, as Israel’s army said...

PH needs water supply security, not uncertainty

Investing in water infrastructure is not an easy task. It is an arduous job with social responsibility at the core of the project. Dipping...

Gazan health care ‘on its knees’, half of hospitals down

UNITED NATIONS—The health care system in the Gaza Strip is “on its knees,” the head of the World Health Organization warned Friday, noting that...

WHO says AI can transform healthcareif understood properly

Geneva, Switzerland­—Artificial Intelligence has the potential to transform health treatment but rapid roll-out without fully understanding how AI performs could end up harming patients,...

WHO says evacuating Gaza patients effectively ‘death sentence’

The World Health Organization said Saturday that forcing thousands of hospital patients to evacuate to already overflowing hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip could...

Take period pains seriously, improve women’s quality of life

Among my circle of friends, I know at least three who shared that they have been diagnosed with endometriosis, and how it affects their...

ICanServe Foundation empowers breast cancer patients

ICanServe Foundation recently launched “You Can Do This: A Breast Cancer Patient’s Manual,” a comprehensive resource designed to support breast cancer patients, survivors, and...

Villanueva: Medical schools bill to address shortage of doctors

Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said the passage of the bills creating five additional medical schools will help mitigate the shortage of doctors and...

Cardiovascular diseases during climate change

With climate change breathing down the nape of the country’s population, we are glad the Department of Health has joined forces with the World...

WHO holds first traditional medicine summit

The World Health Organization holds its first summit on traditional medicine on Thursday, with warnings that treatments rooted in natural products can be effective...

WHO warns global warming causing rise in dengue cases

Global warming marked by higher average temperatures, precipitation and longer periods of drought, could prompt a record number of dengue infections worldwide, the World...

Yakult go on probiotics

Why make probiotics a part of your journey towards better health? The Food and Drugs Administration (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) define probiotics...

DOH eyes shorter treatment period of 4 months for TB per WHO idea

THE Department of Health (DOH) mulls the implementation of a shorter treatment scheme for tuberculosis (TB) by the third quarter of this year. Health Secretary...

Are we off COVID-19?

Few things are giving us good reasons to cheer up. One is that coronavirus vaccines may soon be commercially available in the Philippines after the...
- Advertisement -spot_img
- Advertisement -spot_img