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February 7, 2019

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday urged the public to take extra precaution to avoid contracting and spreading the flu virus during the peak months of the flu...

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February 6, 2019

Universal Health Care bill awaits Duterte’s signature

Under the measure, all Filipinos shall be automatically given coverage by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and will be entitled to preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative health services....

February 1, 2019

Senate tackles bill seeking to raise excise on cigarettes

Senator JV Ejercito (Tony Pionilla / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Senate ways and means committee starts Tuesday its public hearing on bills seeking to raise the excise tax...

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January 28, 2019

DOH partners with group for anti-goiter campaign

In the effort to combat goiter, the Department of Health (DOH) is partnering with various government agencies and private organizations to scale up promotion of the use of iodized salt....

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January 25, 2019

DOH 10 clarifies: fish cannot transmit HIV to humans

TUBOD, LANAO DEL NORTE, January 23 (PIA) – Department of Health region 10 (DOH 10) clarified misinformation about Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) saying it...

January 24, 2019

Arroyo lauds Universal Health Care measure

The leadership of the House of Representatives led by Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Wednesday recommended for Senate action the Universal Health bill aimed at ensuring all Filipinos are...

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January 24, 2019

Mental health services now accessible in barangays

MANILA -- Filipinos may now have access to basic mental health services at the community level with the signing of implementing rules and regulations of the mental health law. Department of...

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January 16, 2019

New law important boost to HIV response in the Philippines

20 years after the first HIV/AIDS law in the Philippines, the President signed into law the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act of 2018 (Republic Act 11166). The WHO welcomes...

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January 10, 2019

Cervical Cancer Screening Rate Is Low: Here’s What We Can Do About It

Experts say screenings need to be more convenient. A cancer survivor says people need to tell their stories. After everything we’ve learned about cervical cancer, it turns out the...

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