Health

Villanueva wants DOH, Sanofi held accountable for haphazard release of anti-dengue vaccine

Senator Joel Villanueva on Friday called on the Department of Health (DOH) and French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur following an advisory from the latter that Dengvaxia vaccine could cause more severe...

DOH puts on hold dengue vaccination program

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday announced that it was putting on hold its dengue vaccination program until experts are able to review new developments on the Dengvaxia dengue...

DOH urged to conduct surveillance in wake of dengue vaccine risks

MANILA --The Department of Health (DOH) was urged Friday to put in place monitoring and public health surveillance to avoid medical disasters following an analysis made by a drug company that its...

Nancy calls on DOH, Sanofi to launch nationwide info drive

Sen. Nancy Binay on Friday expressed alarm over the public health impact of the dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, administered to over 400,000 children. Binay called on the Department of Health and vaccine manufacturer...

De Lima pushes for ‘nutritional information’ in menus of fast food and restaurant chains

With the worsening problems of obesity and improper nutrition among Filipinos, Senator Leila M. de Lima has filed a measure requiring all fast food and restaurant chains to disclose nutritional information...

DOH targets malaria-free Palawan by 2020

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The Department of Health (DOH)-MIMAROPA is optimistic that the province of Palawan can attain its target of being malaria-free by 2020, said Regional Director Dr. Eduardo Janairo. Janairo,...

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