Health

Dumagat IPs, poor patients get free health services

By Saul Pa-a/PNA CAMP CAPINPIN, Tanay, Rizal -- More than 1,000 indigent patients, especially from the Dumagat tribesmen and outskirt villagers in the slopes of the Sierra Madre, benefitted from free medical,...

SoKor gov’t, UNICEF PH launch nutrition, health program

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- The South Korean government, through the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) launched on Thursday an integrated and nutrition...

DOH allays fears over suspected meningococcemia case in Manila

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday allayed fears of the public over the suspected meningococcemia case at the Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center (GABMMC)...

One can’t get HIV from eating fish: DOH chief

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday said one cannot be infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by eating fish from supposedly contaminated...

Mental health services now accessible in barangays

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- Filipinos may now have access to basic mental health services at the community level with the signing of implementing rules and regulations of the mental health...

HIV/AIDS law addresses nat’l security, dev’t concerns

By Liza Agoot/PNA BAGUIO CITY -- The signing into law of Republic Act (RA) No. 11166 or the “Philippine HIV and AIDS policy act of 2019” will address possible national security and...

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