Health

Zamboanga City records 7 leptospirosis deaths

ZAMBOANGA CITY--The City Health Office has advised residents to avoid wading through floodwaters to avoid contracting leptospirosis. Dr. Dulce Amor Dagalea-Miravite, city health officer, on Wednesday issued the advice as her office...

Ilocos Norte town in state of calamity due to dengue

LAOAG CITY — Dingras town in Ilocos Norte has been placed under a state of calamity due to the high number of dengue cases already reported since June, the municipal mayor said...

DOH, PHA to hold mass CPR training on July 16

MANILA--The Department of Health (DOH), along with the Philippine Heart Association, will hold a mass cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training on Monday, July 16, in San Mateo, Rizal as a preparedness and...

Kid left inside SUV may suffer psychological problems: pedia

MANILA -- Citing children's vulnerability to injuries, physical or otherwise, a pediatrician on Tuesday assailed parents of the toddler, who was left all alone inside an SUV in Pasig City, saying such...

Universal Health Care Bill certified as urgent, Palace announces

Indang, Cavite – Malacañang on Tuesday, July 10, announced that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has certified as urgent a bill seeking to provide universal healthcare coverage for all Filipinos. “The President yesterday...

Palace certifies Universal Health Care bill as urgent

MANILA -- Malacañang announced on Tuesday that President Rodrigo R. Duterte has certified as urgent a bill seeking to provide universal coverage to government's health care services. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the...

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