CA rejects Ubial as Health secretary
Health Secretary Paulyn Jean Ubial failed to convince the Commission on Appointments (CA) as the powerful body yesterday voted to ...
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3 Or. Mindoro inmates test positive for HIV
The Department of Health reported yesterday that at least three inmates at the Oriental Mindoro Provincial Jail have been found ...
Wanted: Gov’t health workers
Following the recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Department of Health (DoH) is set to hire about 25,000 ...
DoH-7 not taking JE case lightly
Notwithstanding the only one confirmed case of Japanese encephalitis (JE), the Department of Health (DoH) in Central Visayas – Regional ...
91 get HIV via paid sex
Nearly a hundred individuals got infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) last June after they engaged in transactional sex, the ...
Two farm workers tested for bird flu
The Department of Health yesterday disclosed that it is currently monitoring two “suspect cases” of human influenza caused by bird ...
DoH alerts hospitals in Pampanga
A team of epidemiologists from the Department of Health (DoH) has been deployed to help the Department of Agriculture (DA) ...
Parents urged to shield kids from HIV
The Department of Health (DoH) has called on parents to help their children get more informed about the human immunodeficiency ...
Public warned against water-borne diseases
As flooding caused by heavy rains hit many parts of the country including Metro Manila the past few days, the ...
DoH sees more Filipinos using smoking quit line
Health Secretary Paulyn Jean Ubial said they are expecting more smokers who will try to quit their deadly vice because ...
Animal bite cases an issue in Cebu
Cebu province still tops the animal bite cases in Central Visayas in 2016, according to the Department of Health (DoH).
‘Bakwit’ death toll reaches 40
The Department of Health (DoH) said a total of 40 individuals displaced by the ongoing armed conflict in Marawi City ...
PH smoking ban July 23
Health spokesperson Assistant Secretary Dr. Eric Tayag said the nationwide smoking ban takes effect 60 days after the publication of ...
Smoking linked to breast cancer?
A STATEMENT by the Department of Health (DoH) and the Philippine Cancer Society (PCS) says breast cancer is the most ...
27 have died in evacuation centers
A total of 27 Marawi City evacuees have died, over a month since the war in Marawi City started, the ...
Sexual contact still top mode of HIV transmission – report
Sexual contact remains the top mode of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) transmission in the Philippines, according to a report from ...