Health

1st LGU-operated drug rehab center opens in La Union

MANILA – The country’s first local government unit-operated drug rehabilitation center opened in La Union province on Sept. 12. The inauguration of the out-patient drug rehabilitation center in Agoo, La Union coincided with...

DOH records 39 leptospirosis deaths in W. Visayas

ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH-6) in Western Visayas)on Friday reported that from Jan. 1 to Aug. 11 this year, the region has recorded 313 leptospirosis cases with 39 deaths. Dr....

DOH trains health care workers for Dengvaxia recipients

MANILA -- To better respond to the mental health and psychosocial needs of Dengvaxia recipients and their families in the region, the Department of Health (DOH) 4-A (Calabarzon) launched on Thursday a...

Dengue cases down 41%, leptospirosis up 90% in Bacolod

BACOLOD CITY -- Dengue cases in this city dropped by 41 percent while leptospirosis cases increased by 90 percent from January 1 to September 8 this year compared to the same period...

DOH intensifies health care delivery thru telemedicine

MANILA -- To overcome the geographical barriers in public health care delivery in the region, the Department of Health (DOH) Calabarzon launched on Tuesday the Telemedicine program. In a press briefing in Pasay...

Group calls for stricter tobacco control policies

MANILA -- A health advocacy group is pushing for stronger public health policies on tobacco control. “As signatory to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, we have to have policies on tobacco control,...

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