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LIST: Countries offering ‘paid menstrual leaves

Out of 195 countries with billions of women in the workforce around the world, only six countries have “menstrual leave” law—It makes this policy in most of the countries almost non-existent for women.

Health experts urge women to eat right to avoid NCDs

By Katrina Gracia Consebido   In celebration of Women's Month, health experts from the Healthy Philippines Alliance (HPA) urged women to monitor their health and eat healthy in order to prevent noncommunicable diseases...

DOH vows provision of holistic healthcare services for women

The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, March 8 vowed to continue working with all government agencies, private sector, and stakeholders to provide holistic healthcare services and strengthen existing programs for women.

XBF variant will not lead a spike of COVID-19 cases – expert

Infectious Diseases Expert Dr. Edsel Salvana on Thursday, Feb. 16, said the recent detection of Omicron variant XBF in the country will not lead to a rise in the number of...

Will ROTC ‘cure’ mental health problems? Experts weigh in

Will the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program possibly cure mental health problems? Health experts weigh in on the matter.

4 PH travelers from China infected with Omicron subvariants: DOH

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor | Philippine News Agency   Four of the eight Filipino travelers from China who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) were infected with two Omicron sub variants,...

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