Health

Baguio doctors boost campaign to fight depression, suicide

BAGUIO CITY -- The Department of Health in Baguio City is going around the city to help residents cope with depression. "We have been to different schools educating teachers, students, and the youth...

Higher tobacco tax to fund UHC, reduce number of smokers

MANILA -- Increasing tobacco tax will fund the universal health care program (UHC) and lower the number of smokers in the country, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Wednesday. In a press...

Palace hopeful for passage of universal healthcare this month

MANILA -- Malacañang on Wednesday expressed hope that Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito will live up to his promise to push for the passage of the Universal Healthcare in the Senate within...

House okays PWDs’ mandatory PhilHealth coverage on 2nd reading

MANILA -- The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a measure providing mandatory Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) coverage for persons with disabilities (PWDs). Members of the lower chamber passed...

DOH Calabarzon gets portable lab kit for outbreak monitoring

CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- The Department of Health (DOH) Calabarzon Regional Office is one of the recipients of portable laboratory kits for disease outbreak monitoring from the ASEAN-Canada Global Partnership Program (GPP). Aside...

Leptospirosis kills 9 in Iloilo province

ILOILO CITY -- Nine leptospirosis patients, mostly farmers, died in Iloilo province from Jan. 1 to Aug. 28 this year, the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported on Friday. Dr. Patricia Grace Trabado,...

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