Health

Duterte signs HIV-AIDS law

By Azer Parrocha/PNA MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act into law five days before Christmas, Malacañang said Wednesday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the President...

Group raises alarm over rising cases of HIV/AIDS among youth

By PNA GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) advocates have raised the alarm over rising cases of the deadly disease among teenagers and young adults in the city. Peter...

DOH on ‘code white’ alert for ‘Traslacion’

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- Public hospitals are on "code white" alert from Jan. 7 to 10 as part of preparations for the annual Traslacion, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday...

Combined efforts needed to rid PH of malnutrition

By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora/PNA MANILA -- An independent children's rights organization has underscored the need for the combined efforts of parents and government agencies that will implement the First 1,000 Days Law...

14K Baguio indigents get dental, medical aid

By Pamela Mariz Geminiano/ PNA NEWS BAGUIO CITY -- A total of 14,250 indigents from 15 districts have received free medical services from a non-government organization as a Christmas gift to the urban...

DOH to drugstores: Give discount on diabetes, hypertension meds

by Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday called on drugstores and pharmaceutical companies to sell diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension medications at a discounted price. This, after the Department...

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