Health

Caraga dengue cases down by 68%

BUTUAN CITY -- Dengue cases have significantly decreased in Caraga Region by more than 60 percent in the last 10 months as compared to the same period last year, records from...

S. Cotabato to establish nutri-village

GENERAL SANTOS CITY—The provincial government of South Cotabato is planning to put up a community-based facility that will provide intervention for acute and severely malnourished children. Ma. Ana Uy, acting head of...

DOH, advocates hope mental health bill would soon be signed into law

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) and mental health advocates have expressed hope that the recent approval of the Comprehensive Mental Health bill by the House of Representatives would pave the...

Health group calls for 60% tobacco tax hike

MANILA -- HealthJustice Philippines has urged legislators to increase the tax imposed on tobacco products by at least 60 percent in 2018, and at least 9 percent every year afterwards. “We call on...

Bid seeks producing climate-smart PH health sector

MANILA --  Authorities are looking into greening measures that will make the Philippine health sector climate-smart. There is urgency for such measures as the sector is both driver of and threatened by climate change,...

DOH open to adopting US’ lower standard for hypertension

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) is open to the possibility of adopting locally the lower level of high blood pressure that was set by the United States. "Nothing wrong with it,"...

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