By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday urged the public to have their children vaccinated against measles following its declaration of a measles outbreak in the...
By Azer Parrocha/PNA
MANILA -- After an outbreak of measles was declared in five regions, President Rodrigo R. Duterte ordered the health department to spearhead a “vigorous” campaign to promote immunization in...
By Perla Lena/PNA
ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Health Center for Health Development 6 (DOH-CHD 6) has received reports of 166 suspected measles cases with three deaths as of January 26...
By Sarwell Meniano/PNA
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) has declared on Thursday a measles outbreak in Eastern Visayas as the highly-contagious disease killed eight children and downed 161 others...
By R. G. Antonet Go/PNA
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Department of Health in Region 9 (DOH-9) said leprosy cases in this city have declined by half, from 48 cases in 2017 to...
By Lisa Schlein /VOA News
GENEVA — In advance of World Cancer Day (February 4), the World Health Organization is issuing new cancer pain control guidelines aimed at ending the needless suffering experienced...
