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E. Visayas mental disorder cases alarming: DOH

TACLOBAN CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) expressed alarm over mental health cases in Eastern Visayas with men belonging to the working class comprising the majority of the patients. DOH Eastern Visayas...

Anti-measles immunization launched in Pangasinan

ROSALES, Pangasinan -- The Department of Health (DOH) office in Region 1 (Ilocos region) encouraged parents to avail of immunization for their children during the launching of the Phase 2 of Ligtas...

Gov’t resolve sought to address Dengvaxia crisis

MANILA – Public Attorneys Office (PAO) chief Persida Rueda-Acosta on Monday said time is crucial in abating the public health menace brought about by the Dengvaxia anti-dengue vaccine. This, as she vowed that...

UN worker among sharp increase in DRC’s Ebola caseload

A U.N. employee in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has tested positive for Ebola, the first such incident during the current outbreak, according to the head of the U.N. peacekeeping...

PH to launch nat’l tech education plan in automation age

MANILA -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will launch in the last quarter of 2018 its five-year national technical education and skills development plan (NTESDP) to face the challenges...

WHO cracks down on illicit sale of tobacco

GENEVA — Parties to a new global treaty to combat the illicit sale of tobacco products have taken the first steps toward cracking down on this multi-billion dollar trade. At a three-day...

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