Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Sunday, September 24 said the passage of the bills creating five additional medical schools will help the country mitigate the shortage of doctors and address future health needs of Filipinos especially in the regions. Villanueva, principal sponsor...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa represented the Philippines on during the launch of the inaugural World Health Organization (WHO) Report on Hypertension at The Plaza in New York City, USA. Photo from DOH Facebook page As one of the three speakers, Herbosa on Sept. 20 shared...
The Department of Health (DOH) officially commenced Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Week on Thursday, Sept. 21. Photo from DOH The DOH has announced that the event, to run from Sept. 21 to 25, is a vital initiative focused on raising awareness about Alzheimer's disease and advocating for brain...
The Department of Health (DOH) joined the Philippine delegation's events at the United Nations General Assembly, which was held in New York City from Sept. 19 to 23. Photo from DOH Facebook page The World Health Organization (WHO) organized the second "Walk the Talk New York" event on Sept....
In observance of the World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 13, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Department of Health (DOH) emphasized the need to address suicide, which is considered a serious public health crisis affecting millions of people worldwide. Dr. Jasmine Vergara,...
The Department of Health (DOH) along with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) discussed plans to boost the country's child immunization rate during a stakeholder summit on Thursday, Aug. 17. (Photo courtesy of DOH/Manila Bulletin) There during...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has urged the Department of Health (DOH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide Filipinos the necessary guidelines on the use and intake of artificial sweeteners following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) move to categorize...
The health department has advised the public to limit consumption of "ultra-processed food and beverages" after the World Health Organization (WHO) released an article citing a possible link between the artificial sweetener aspartame and liver cancer. "According to the WHO report on the risk of...
Senator Pia Cayetano has received the prestigious World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Award from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, May 31. Senator Pia Cayetano accepts the World No Tobacco Day Award from World Health Organization (WHO) Representative Dr. Rui Paulo de Jesus at the Senate of...
The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public on Friday, May 12, of the importance of staying alert as the World Health Organization (WHO) lifted the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on monkeypox. "If you have a travel history to countries with Monkeypox, and then have...
Now that the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the Philippine government should now focus on the recovery of the education sector which is one of the hardest hit during the pandemic. In this regard,...
The public should remain vigilant as the Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over despite the lifting of its global health emergency status, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the Covid-19 no longer represents a public health emergency of...
