THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Today we begin the season of Advent, commonly understood as a period of waiting and preparation for Christmas. But the Latin word adventus does not mean waiting for someone or something. It refers more to the actual arrival of what we expect or hope...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The country’s Covid-19 vaccine wastage is still within the acceptable threshold set by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Department of Health (DOH) said on...
A Makabayan lawmaker is up in arms over the reported 31 million doses or P15.6 billion worth of Covid-19 vaccines that have gone to waste. Covid-19 vaccines (MANILA BULLETIN) "The government should not take the over 31 million doses of wasted Covid-19 lightly. This wastage is worth an estimated...
“An investment in housing is an investment in family stability, children’s success, and the economic health of our entire state.” Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont once stated this to underscore the importance of investing in his state’s shelter program. So when Department of Human...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Tuberculosis case numbers increased last year for the first time in more than 20 years, fuelled by the Covid-19 pandemic which disrupted access to diagnosis and treatment, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. TB has rebounded after years of decline, killing an...
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has paid a courtesy visit to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to discuss the health sector’s concerns in this time of the Covid-19 pandemic. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visits...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that primary health care is on top of the government's agenda in both fighting health crises and sustaining the effective delivery of essential health services as the country continues to address the Covid-19 pandemic. World Health Organization (WHO)...
To further promote proper handwashing as a key component in creating safe schools and communities, the Department of Education (DepED) on Thursday, Oct. 13, announced the celebration of this year’s Global Handwashing Day in Marikina City. (DepED file photo) Representatives of DepED along with the...
DOH Measles outbreak could happen next year in the country if immunization coverage remains low, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) warned the DOH on such a scenario in 2023, said DOH...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- After years of decline, the planet is now witnessing a "worrying upsurge" in cholera outbreaks, the World Health Organization warned Friday. In the first nine months of this year alone, 26 countries have reported cholera outbreaks, the WHO said, adding that between 2017 and...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The head of the World Health Organization on Thursday tempered his assertion that the end of the Covid-19 pandemic was near, warning that declaring the crisis over was "still a long way off". WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (AFP) Last week, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...
KAMPALA, Uganda -- Six new cases of Ebola have been found in Uganda, the World Health Organization said Thursday, after the country reported its first fatality from the highly contagious virus since 2019. (FILES) In this file photo taken on March 08, 2015 Members of the Guinean Red Cross move the...
