GENEVA, Switzerland -- The World Health Organization said Thursday it would reconvene its expert monkeypox committee on July 21 to decide whether the outbreak constitutes a global health emergency. A second meeting of the WHO's emergency committee on monkeypox will be held, with the UN health...
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo -- Africa faces a growing threat from zoonotic diseases such as monkeypox, the WHO said Thursday, with the continent recording a 63-percent rise in such outbreaks over the past decade. A World Health Organization (WHO) analysis found 1,843 "public health events", such as disease...
A joint legislative measure imposing stricter penalties on the consumption of alcoholic beverages by what they call “unqualified users”--minors and persons with mental and physical disabilities--has been filed in the House of Representatives. (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) Currently, the legal age...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The World Health Organization issued its first situation report on the spread of monkeypox on Thursday, detailing the typical profile of those affected by the outbreak so far. This file handout picture made available by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on June 22, 2022...
Three members of the House of Representatives have proposed a bill creating a Medical Reserve Corps again to assist the country’s health system in times of public health emergencies. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Under House Bill (HB) No. 2 or the Act Instituting the Medical Reserve Corps and...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The Covid-19 positivity rates in Metro Manila and nine other areas continued to exceed the 5 percent threshold set by the World Health Organization (WHO), according to the latest monitoring of the OCTA Research Group. In an update shared on Twitter on July 1, OCTA fellow...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- The World Health Organization said Thursday it expected "high levels" of Covid-19 in Europe this summer and called on countries to monitor the spread as cases tripled in the past month. "As countries across the European region have lifted the social measures that were...
Kalinga Party-list Representative Irene Gay F. Saulog (Photo taken from the House of the Representatives website) Irene Gay F. Saulog will continue the advocacies of the Kalinga Partylist as its representative in the 19th Congress, after she had served in the 18th Congress as assistant minority...
Gabriela Women's Party Representative Arlene D. Brosas (Photo taken from House of the Representatives website) An educator and advocate of women and children's protection and welfare, Arlene D. Brosas is the Gabriela Women's Party representative in the 17th, 18th, and now 19th Congress. Gabriela...
AGRI Party-list Representative Wilbert T. Lee (Photo taken from the LKY Group of Companies Website) A long-time advocate of the agriculture sector, Wilbert T. Lee is the representative of AGRI partylist, also known as AGRI-AGRA Na Reporma Para Sa Magsasaka ng Pilipinas in the 19th Congress. The...
Kabataan Party-list Representative Raoul Danniel A. Manuel (Photo taken from his official Facebook account) Raoul Danniel A. Manuel is the national president, first nominee, and representative-elect of the Kabataan Partylist for the 19th Congress. Kabataan Partylist, formerly known as Ang...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The World Health Organization warned Wednesday that the US Supreme Court's ruling ending the nationwide right to abortion risked having a detrimental impact far beyond the United States. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 27: Abortion rights supporters march while protesting...
