Despite the hot and humid weather in the country, the Makati City local government is already anticipating the coming rainy season and with it, the dengue season. According to Makati City Mayor Abby Binay, the city government has already started its anti-dengue cleanup drives in the different parts...
Filipinos were reminded by the Department of Health (DOH) to check and clean possible mosquito-breeding sites as dengue is also prominent this dry season. Many people will think that dengue “would only happen during the rainy season. But that is not the case,” said DOH Officer-in-Charge and...
The Philippines is currently seeing a continuous increase in the number of individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and cases are projected to reach 364,000 by 2030, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. HIV epidemic is one of the public health concerns worldwide,...
A total of 1,292 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were detected in February, latest data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed. The average number of HIV cases per day in February was at 47, the DOH said. Of the total figure, the DOH reported that 1,236 cases involved male...
The Para ñaque City local government will conduct a synchronized clean-up drive and fogging activities on April 3 and 4 in the city’s six barangays with reported dengue cases. Mayor Eric Olivarez said the clean-up and fogging drives will be conducted at Barangays BF Homes in Samaploc Site...
Parañaque Mayor Eric Olivarez issued a memorandum on March 24 alerting the residents on the alarming increase of dengue cases in the city. The mayor issued the memorandum after 10 dengue cases were reported in the city from March 5 to18. Olivarez said the city has already reached the alert...
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea -- Seven people have been killed in an outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, with a further 20 deaths "probably" due to the hemorrhagic fever, the World Health Organization said Thursday. The outbreak of the virus, which is almost as deadly as Ebola, has now...
Close to 1,500 cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases were logged last January, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Based on the latest DOH data, a total of 1,454 HIV cases were recorded in January. The average cases per day in the said month was at 46. Thirty-nine deaths due to HIV...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) assured the public that it is closely monitoring the developments regarding Marburg virus disease. The DOH made the statement after the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Equatorial Guinea. “Rest assured that the...
Independent OCTA Research group, on Thursday, Dec. 22, disclosed that Metro Manila’s seven-day Covid-19 positivity rate has further dropped. Metro Manila's Weekly Covid-19 Positivity Rate (Photo courtesy of Dr. Guido David) “Seven-day positivity rate in the National Capital Region decreased...
A new study published on Dec. 6, 2022, in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology details a previously unknown way that the immune system attacks viral intruders inside the nose — and finds it works better when it's warm. (AFP) WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Chilly weather...
A consolidated House bill (HB) that seeks to establish a Virology Science and Technology Institute of the Philippines has hurdled not one, but two House panels. Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The approved substitute measure is a consolidation of 31 different bills. It received the approval of...
