Health

DOH and WHO in the global fight against Maternal and Neonatal Sepsis

Every pregnant woman and newborn baby is at risk of an infection that could lead to sepsis, even death. Thus, the Department of Health (DOH) announced today its collaboration with the World...

8 reported leprosy cases in Palawan to be verified

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Regional health authorities are set to verify new reports of leprosy affecting eight people in a southern Palawan town. DOH-MIMAROPA Regional Director Eduardo Janairo said Wednesday morning...

Boxing Yoga coming to PH in 2018

DAVAO CITY -- Boxing Yoga, which offers fighters a considered approach to explore coordination, body awareness and correct posture alignment, is coming to the Philippines in 2018. Heather Boyle, a certified Boxing Yoga...

JE vaccine for Makati gov’t employees, public school students

MANILA – Makati’s city government on Monday launched its Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccination for 60,000 city government employees and public school students. "According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pediatric Infectious...

Mobile App Connects Responders to Those Having Mental Health Crisis

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — Rickey pushes himself up slowly, grabs the leash tethered to the side of his walker and takes a few steps. His dog, a terrier named Madman, perks his...

We Have the Tools to End AIDS Now

WASHINGTON — The United Nations reports remarkable progress in containing HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. In its latest report, released in advance of World AIDS Day, UNAIDS said access to treatment...

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