In anticipation of the opening of the third regular session of the 18 th Congress next week, the United Nations and several of its representative agencies in the Philippines has called on both the House and the Senate to prioritize the immediate passage of a law that increases the age for...
A total of 151 local government units have rallied behind the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) social reintegration program for recovering persons who use drugs (RPWUDs). (Screenshot from DSWD website) DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista cited the LGUs’ support to...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Wednesday, July 15, called on states to follow the new World Health Organization (WHO) guidance on travel which will be presented to the WHO COVID-19 International Health Regulations Emergency Committee today (July 15). iata The guidance...
The Philippines, through the Department of Health (DOH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have formally reached an agreement for the conduct of the WHO Solidarity Vaccines Trial (SVT) in the country. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) DOST Undersecretary Rowena Guevara, during the Laging Handa...
An official of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Tuesday, July 13, expressed optimism on the positive outcome of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) vaccines solidarity trial in the country once this has been completed. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa...
Filipinos are “a little bit safe” against new coronavirus variants such as the more easily transmissible Delta variant because of the efficacy of the available vaccines in the country, President Duterte said. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on July 12, 2021. (RTVM...
World Health Organization Representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN) The World Health Organization (WHO) representative to the Philippine has cautioned the Department of Health (DOH) in its messaging to the public, as classifying the country as “low...
DRIVING THOUGHTS This will be a good time for local government units to document the best practices of their barangays in the prevention of the spread of COVID-19. These can be shared with other LGUs which can localize the practices to fit their communities. More than a year after the World Health...
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization's European regional office have developed a tool to evaluate the public health effectiveness of contact tracing solutions, according to a statement on Monday. The tool, described as...
Despite the challenges brought by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to assist and expand its services to those in need - particularly patients with chronic kidney disease and their relatives. Kidney failure is one of the top 10 leading...
The final protocol for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) solidarity vaccine trials is expected to be finalized this weekend, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, June 18. A laboratory worker places a test tube containing a patient’s sample into a box during...
Coronavirus infections in Africa are surging as a third wave of the pandemic gathers pace on the continent, fuelled by the spread of more contagious variants, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. "Africa is in the midst of a full-blown third wave. The sobering trajectory of surging cases...
