A new study has revealed that there is an “alarmingly high prevalence of insufficient physical activity” among Filipino children and adolescents, with only 15.4 percent meeting the global physical activity recommendation. This is according to the Youth Physical Activity Report Cards released by...
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...
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (AFP FILE/ MANILA BULLETIN) The World Health Organization (WHO) asked the Philippines to support a “treaty,” which is currently being drafted, that is aimed at strengthening responses against future pandemics or other health crises, the Department...
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...
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)...
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...
While the Department of Health (DOH) agrees with the World Health Organization (WHO) that the "end is in sight" for the Covid-19 pandemic, the health agency's top official said on Friday, Sept. 16 that the country should remain prepared since the virus is here to stay. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
Philippine Olympic Committee President Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino has urged the Philippine Esports Organization to send delegates on all eight esports titles to be contested in the Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou, China, POC President Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino (left) and AESF Chief Operatiing...
This undated electron microscopic (EM) handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from a human skin sample. On the left were mature,...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) assured the public that the government is prepared for a possible monkeypox outbreak in the country, following the World Health Organization's (WHO) declaration that the disease is a "public health emergency of international concern." The DOH, together with its...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Ten provinces in Luzon and Visayas have logged “very high,” or more than 20 percent, Covid-19 positivity rates, based on the OCTA Research Group’s monitoring on Sunday, July 24. Positivity rate refers to the number of individuals who yielded...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has resumed his presidential activities following his week-long mandatory isolation after testing positive for Covid-19. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos swears in Ambassador Manuel Antonio Teehankee as the Philippine Permanent Representative to the...
