Health services will be more accessible to residents of geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA) with six super health centers soon to rise in identified municipalities in Iloilo province’s 5th District. “We need the super health centers…
The country’s daily average of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases decreased by 22 percent from May 29 to June 4, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday. In its latest case bulletin, the agency recorded 1,301 daily infections,
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also Head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, chaired the committee’s 20th meeting via teleconference with all 63 provinces and centrally-run cities of the country.According to…
With hunger spreading worldwide and tobacco being responsible for eight million deaths each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday urged countries to stop subsidizing tobacco crops and instead help farmers grow food. Ahead of World No T…
The European Union struck on Friday a deal with pharma companies BioNTech/Pfizer on reviewing the terms of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine deliveries after the demand for jabs significantly dropped. The European Commission announced in a s…
Six patients in need of knee replacement were the recent beneficiaries of a surgical collaboration between the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and the government-run Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMHMC) in Batac City. Marjorie …
Residents of this town and the neighboring areas will soon receive free and better health services as officials broke ground for Davao de Oro’s fifth Super Health Center (SHC) in Barangay Binuangan here Thursday. Leading the groundbreaking ceremony, S…
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday repeated the urgency for senior citizens (A2) and persons with comorbidities (A3) to avail of booster shots against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Dr. Divine Agustin, DOH Disease Prevention and Contr…
