Health

Duque plans to meet with Sotto on RH Law

MANILA – Health Secretary Dr. Francisco Duque III said Thursday he would like to discuss the implementation of the Reproductive Health (RH) Law with Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III, a...

ASEAN leaders adopt declaration to combat antimicrobial resistance

MANILA – Leaders of the ten ASEAN Member States (AMS) have agreed to adopt the “One Health” approach to tackle the pressing issue on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that will ensure a...

Sarangani provincial hospital to open early December

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The provincial government of Sarangani is targeting to finally open by next month its newly-completed provincial hospital in Alabel town. Sarangani Vice Gov. Elmer de Peralta said Wednesday...

Ban on contraceptives deemed lifted

MANILA -- The temporary restraining order (TRO) imposed by the Supreme Court (SC) against the distribution of two contraceptive implants is considered lifted after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared...

DOH considers TRO on contraceptives lifted

MANILA – With the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) clearance of 51 contraceptives as non-abortifacient, the Department of Health (DOH) considers as lifted the Supreme Court’s temporary restraining order (TRO) on subdermal...

Contraceptives safe: FDA

MANILA -- The Food and Drug Administration (DFA) has declared 51 contraceptives, among them Implanon and Implanon NXT, as medically safe and non-abortifacient. Based on a resolution “on the applications for recertification filed...

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