Health

Taiwan to retaliate against Duterte travel ban by cancelling visa free entry to Filipinos

  For including Taiwan and even describing it as a "special administrative region" of China, the Taipei government today communicated to the Philippine government its...

Ncov deaths breached the 1,000 mark

Fatalities caused by the new Corona virus strain has breached the 1,000 mark, barely a month after news of these deaths in China percolated...

No cure yet for coronavirus–DOH

Amidst the "virus scare" hounding nations due to the emergence of the 2019 new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that had killed...

Conditions in evacuation centers in Batangas worsen. Where are those donations given?

Hundreds of Taal evacuees staying in disparate evacuation centers throughout Batangas and environs want to go home. Conditions in these centers are...

Possible SARS-like virus now in RP? Duque explains

A week ago, a 5-year old boy from Wuhan China arrived in the Philippines showing signs of being infected with the new...

Manila exceeds polio vaccine dissemination target

MANILA, Philippines -- The local city government of Manila has reported Monday (02 December 2019) it has successfully launched the third round of its...

World AIDS day 2019

MANILA, Philippines -- The United Nations Program on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS) believes that the community plays a significant role in changing the public's...

Cutting-edge HIV Drug released in South Africa

Manila, Philippines -- South Africa announced on Wednesday that it will launch an affordable and "cutting-edge" HIV-fighting drug in the country. According to the Health...

‘Open, competitive bid’ for pneumonia vaccine — DOH

MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Health is likely to introduce an open bidding for pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) a ranking department official on...