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DOH Region 8 notes rising dengue cases in 2019

By Sarwell Meniano/PNA PALO, Leyte -- The Department of Health (DOH) has expressed alarm over the rising number of dengue cases in Eastern Visayas early this year, with six deaths and 1,169...

DOH intensifies immunization drive vs. measles in Central Luzon

By Zorayda Tecson/PNA ANGELES CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) Regional Office 3 has started to intensify its measles immunization campaign in Central Luzon to curb increasing cases of the communicable...

PhilHealth urged anew to support heart attack patients

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- A group of medical experts is again calling on the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to subsidize the treatment of heart attack patients. "Philhealth creates packages where...

DOH-Calabarzon forms task force vs. measles outbreak

By Gladys Pino/PNA MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) 4-A (Calabarzon) has formed a task force that will urgently address the rapid increase of measles cases in the region by beefing...

DOH6 works double time to arrest increasing measles cases

By Perla Lena/PNA ILOILO -- The Department of Health (DOH) has “upscaled its action points” as it tries to address the increasing cases of suspected measles cases in Western Visayas, which has...

NRCP, partners to provide free HIV screening on Feb. 13

By Ma. Cristina Arayata/PNA MANILA -- The National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP), Red Ribbon Care Management, and the Love Yourself, Inc., will provide free HIV screening to 300 people on...

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