Health

DOH likely to declare dengue outbreak in PH

By Brian Jules Campued The Department of Health (DOH) will soon declare a dengue outbreak in the country, as the number of cases may have already reached “outbreak levels”, according to Sec....

DOH detects 1 new mpox case in PH

By Brian Jules Campued The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed Monday the detection of a new case of mpox (formerly monkeypox) in the Philippines. In a press briefing, Health Sec. Teodoro Herbosa said...

WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency

By VOA News The World Health Organization declared monkeypox (mpox) “a public health emergency of international concern” (PHEIC) at a meeting on Wednesday. The meeting came a day after the Africa Centres for...

Duque: Duterte ordered P47.6-B COVID-19 fund transfer in 2020

By Zaldy De Layola | Philippine News Agency Former Health Sec. Francisco Duque III on Monday said former President Rodrigo Duterte directed the transfer of P47.6 billion from the Department of Health...

PhilHealth to study doubling coverage for hemodialysis to P5,200

By Filane Mikee Cervantes and Ma. Teresa Montemayor | Philippine News Agency The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will study the proposal to double its coverage amount for hemodialysis from the current...

More benefits eyed to address 190K shortage in health workers

By Darryl John Esguerra | Philippine News Agency The government is looking to provide insurance, housing and other benefits for healthcare workers to encourage them to stay in the country and help...

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