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WHO: Mental Illness Widespread in Conflict Areas

Lisa Schelin | VOA News The World Health Organization said this week that one in five people living in conflict areas suffers from a mental health disorder, compared with one in 14...

Antiqueños warned vs. leptospirosis, other diseases

By Annabel Consuelo Petinglay/Philippine News Agency SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) here is reminding the public against leptospirosis and other water-borne diseases as rains have...

Moon dazzles public in EU-hosted astronomy event

By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Dozens were enthralled with a closer view of the moon as the European Union (EU) delegation capped its first public telescope viewing event...

Sarangani all set for ‘grand’ medical mission

By Frances Kristine Alvero/Philippine News Agency GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- It's all systems go for Sarangani province's week-long "grand" surgical, medical and dental mission set starting Sunday, which is expected to benefit...

Cordillera FDA heightens drive vs. fake medicines

By Liza Agoot/Philippine News Agency BAGUIO CITY -- An official of the Food and Drugs Administration in the Cordillera Administrative Region (FDA-CAR) reiterated on Friday a call to the public to only buy...

US Measles Cases Pass 1,000 Mark for 2019

VOA News The number of measles cases confirmed in the United States in 2019 has reached 1,001, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report said this week. As of last week, the...

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