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October 9, 2019

Nearly 10K new dengue cases in just a week

Dengue is still raging and claiming more lives in the country. In just one week, from Sept. 8 to 14, 9,815 dengue cases were recorded across the country, up 35...

October 9, 2019

Solving our country’s ‘serious’ nutrition problem

Mayor Isko Moreno recently said he wants to bring back the Nutribun, the nutrient-enriched bun distributed to public schools during the Marcos-era, to address child nutrition and hunger in the...

September 5, 2019

DUQUE: NO DELAY IN UHC ROLLOUT

Photo: Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco (https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/09/03/no-delay-in-uhc-rollout/) Press Release/September 2, 2019 Secretary of Health Francisco T. Duque III today reiterated that there is no delay in the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC)...

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July 17, 2019

Duterte signs law on mandatory reporting of notifiable diseases, health issues

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law that requires the reporting of public health concerns such as infectious diseases and epidemics. Duterte signed Republic Act 11332 or the Mandatory Reporting...

May 21, 2019

An all-natural way to manage diabetes

Dr. Jaime Z. Galvez Tan, Mark Lopez, Genebebs Hollesca, company pharmacist of Nutra Berde Inc., and Robi Domingo. Photo courtesy of pinoytrendsonline.com FORMER health secretary Dr. Jaime Galvez Tan has...

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May 17, 2019

DOH: Aside from expanded healthcare coverage, UHC law will improve Filipinos’ health literacy

President Rodrigo Duterte in February enacted the Universal Health Care (UHC) law, promising easier and equal access to health care services for all Filipinos. Under the law, everyone will...

May 2, 2019

Pagbaba ng mga Pilipinong nagugutom sa bansa, ikinalugod ng Palasyo

Ikinatuwa ng Malacañan ang pagbaba ng bilang ng mga Pilipinong nagugutom sa bansa. Base sa resulta ng survey ng Social Weather Station (SWS) bumaba sa 9.5% ang hunger rate...

March 1, 2019

PhilHealth assures 100% coverage under UHC law

Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) acting president Roy Ferrer says they are ready to take on the challenges of the Universal Health Care Law. (Photo by Ma. Teresa Montemayor) With...

March 1, 2019

DOH lauds ‘Expanded Maternity Leave’ Act passage

The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday commended the passage of Republic Act 11210 or the Expanded Maternity Leave (EML) Act. In a statement, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III...

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