Health

HIV cases rising among homosexual men in Baguio

BAGUIO CITY -- The city government is initiating a ceremony of lighting candles on Thursday, May 24, to make residents become aware of what it describes as continuous increase in cases of...

Eastern Visayas hospital opens P497-M modern main building

TACLOBAN CITY -- The Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC) opened its PHP497-million six-storey main building in a new location, reinforcing the government’s commitment to improve health services in this poverty-stricken...

Group urges winning village bets to make health priority

MANILA -- An anti-smoking advocacy group on Monday called on winning village and Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) bets to make health and health care delivery a priority in carrying out their responsibilities...

Sarangani intensifies measles, rubella vaccination drive

GENERAL SANTOS CITY--The provincial health office of Sarangani Province said it has vaccinated some 6,244 children during the first week of the ongoing mass supplemental immunization activity for measles and rubella. Razel...

Davao City drops in ranking of cities with high HIV cases

DAVAO CITY--Davao City is no longer in the top 5 areas with the highest number of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases in the Philippines, according to city health education and population...

Federalism key to better health service delivery: gov’t doc

MANILA -- A former Doctor to the Barrio (DTTB) in Mindanao on Thursday said that the shift to federalism from the current unitary system of government will be beneficial in improving the...

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