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DOH intensifies drive to reduce tuberculosis cases

MANILA --The Department of Health (DOH) is calling on different sectors to collaborate in boosting efforts toward reducing and eventually wiping out the number of tuberculosis cases among Filipinos by 2022 via...

Duque orders hospitals to explain failure to admit Dengvaxia patient

DASMARIŇAS CITY, Cavite - Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Dr. Francisco Duque III will send “show cause orders” to the hospitals he visited here Wednesday to explain why they should not be...

NAIA among 2018 most improved airports: Skytrax

MANILA -- The country's premier gateway, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), has made it to the top 10 of the world's most improved airports based on the 2018 World Airport...

DOH cautions public vs. consuming street food

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) has reiterated its warning to the public to be extra careful when eating street food, especially this summer when food prepared by the roadside is...

New technology being developed for pacemakers

When you are watching a television show and see someone get their heart shocked back into a rhythm, you will see their entire body rise up in the air. That's what...

PhilHealth urges accredited hospitals, clinics to use e-Claims

MANILA -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday called on its accredited health care institutions (HCIs) to shift to electronic claims (e-Claims) to facilitate claims processing and improve data integrity. PhilHealth...

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