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Popcom attributes lower PH fertility rate to RH law

MANILA -- Filipino women of fertile age are now giving birth to fewer children, latest government data show. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released its 2017 National Demographic and Health Survey on Friday,...

DOH says it is bent on suing Sanofi

MANILA -- Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday vowed that his department would never stop running after Sanofi Pasteur, saying they are hastening the filing of cases against the pharmaceutical giant...

Pangasinan reports spike in dengue cases

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- Dengue continues to wreak havoc in Pangasinan as 730 suspected cases have been registered from January 1 to February 19 this year, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported. Dr....

Duque tells DOH officials to reveal conflict of interest

MANILA -- Health Secretary Francisco Duque III issued a memo Tuesday directing all officials of his department to disclose any conflict of interest in relation to the use of pharmaceutical products and...

WHO experts to arrive mid-March to ‘boost DOH’s capacity’

MANILA -- Experts of the World Health Organization (WHO) will arrive here next month to boost the Department of Health’s (DOH) capacity to address the problems created by the anti-dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia,...

LGUs get portable ultrasound machines from DOH-Mimaropa

MANILA -- The Department of Health’s (DOH) office in Mimaropa on Monday turned over 25 portable ultrasound machines to primary health care facilities of local government units (LGUs) and non-governmental organizations in...

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