Health

WHO: Mpox is not the new COVID

By VOA News The World Health Organization reports that basic public health measures can stop outbreaks of mpox (formerly monkeypox) and potentially eliminate transmission of the virus, which has caused 99,176 cases...

Belmonte: PH’s 1st mpox case visited 2 QC establishments

By Stephanie Sevillano | Philippine News Agency The country’s first case of mpox in 2024, a 33-year-old male patient with no travel history, visited two establishments in E. Rodriguez, Quezon City, according...

DOH logs nearly 400 deaths due to dengue in 2024

By Brian Jules Campued A total of 396 deaths nationwide due to dengue have been reported from January 1 to August 10 this year, according to the Department of Health’s (DOH) latest...

DOH likely to declare dengue outbreak in PH

By Brian Jules Campued The Department of Health (DOH) will soon declare a dengue outbreak in the country, as the number of cases may have already reached “outbreak levels”, according to Sec....

DOH detects 1 new mpox case in PH

By Brian Jules Campued The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed Monday the detection of a new case of mpox (formerly monkeypox) in the Philippines. In a press briefing, Health Sec. Teodoro Herbosa said...

WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency

By VOA News The World Health Organization declared monkeypox (mpox) “a public health emergency of international concern” (PHEIC) at a meeting on Wednesday. The meeting came a day after the Africa Centres for...

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