Health

UNICEF: DRC Ebola Orphans Stigmatized

GENEVA — The U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports a growing number of children in eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo orphaned by the Ebola outbreak in the region are at...

House ratifies report on expanded mom, child health care bill

MANILA -- The House of Representatives has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed measure expanding the country's nutrition and health programs for mothers and children during the child's first...

Puerto Princesa commits to ending AIDS by 2030

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The city government signed Monday a declaration of commitment to end the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic here by 2030, and to step up...

NegOcc health care program serves over 368K indigent patients

BACOLOD CITY -- The Negros Occidental Comprehensive Health Program (NOCHP), which marked its eighth year on Tuesday, has served a total of 368,541 patients since it was launched in 2010. The anniversary celebration...

PhilHealth assures members of health care access during ‘Ompong’

MANILA -- PhilHealth on Friday assured its members and non-members of continuous access to its health care benefits as Typhoon Ompong batters the northern and central part of Luzon. In a statement, PhilHealth...

Summit boosts prevention of tuberculosis spread

ILOILO CITY -- Representatives of various government institutions, private organizations, transport groups and students in Western Visayas gathered in this city on Friday for the first ever summit to fight the spread...

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