Health

Maguindanao medical-dental services benefit 1K indigents

By Edwin Fernandez (PNA) BULUAN, Maguindanao -- More than 1,000 indigent residents here and those from the nearby towns of Sultan Kudarat province have benefited from a two-day medical mission held by the provincial...

No dengue outbreak in Negros Oriental: DOH

By Mary Judaline Partlow (PNA) DUMAGUETE CITY – While neighboring provinces in Central Visayas are grappling with dengue outbreak in certain areas, the province of Negros Oriental has so far managed to keep cases...

Rising trend in HIV-AIDS cases alarms Zambo health office

By R. G. Antonet Go/PNA ZAMBOANGA CITY --The City Health Office here has expressed alarm over the increasing cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (HIV-AIDS) in the city. Dr. Kibtiya Uddin, assistant city...

508 Dabawenyos benefit from free hearing aids

By Jecia Anne Opiana (PNA) DAVAO CITY -- A total of 508 Dabawenyos received free hearing aids from the United States-based Starkey Hearing Foundation on Tuesday. Hearing aids featuring advanced technologies were given during...

Filipinos and critical illness financing gap

MANILA -- Impact of illnesses on one’s finances have made Filipinos more conscious about their health. This may sound like a no-brainer, but results of a survey done by Hong Kong-based AIA Group...

DOH exec sees universal health care as Christmas gift to Pinoys

ILOILO CITY -- The enactment of the Universal Health Care Bill into a law could be the government’s Christmas gift to the Filipino people if passed before the year ends. In a press...

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