CA confirms Herbosa, Laurel appointments
(UPDATE) THE Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday approved the interim appointments of Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. as Agriculture secretary and Teodoro Herbosa as Health secretary.
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4 na kaso ng 'walking pneumonia' naitala ng DOH simula Nobyembre | Pilipino Star Ngayon
MANILA, Philippines — Aminado ang Department of Health (DOH) na umabot na sa apat na kaso ng Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection o "walking pneumonia" simula pa noong nakaraang buwan.
Abalos to LGUs: Establish AIDS councils
MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos has tasked local chief executives to organize their own AIDS councils and coordinating bodies to take the lead in providing interventions on the life-threatening disease on the grassroots level.
'Communities must help end AIDS'
THE Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) urged governments in the Asia-Pacific region to fully empower the grassroots communities to help end acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) as a public health threat.
To end the AIDS pandemic, let communities lead
The Philippines has a fantastic opportunity. It can end the AIDS pandemic by 2030, by letting communities lead.
DOH says surging respiratory illnesses no cause for alarm
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health assured the public Wednesday that “there is nothing to worry about” even as cases of respiratory illnesses surge in northern China.
What we know so far about surging respiratory illnesses in China
PARIS, France — Cases of respiratory illnesses have been surging in northern China, particularly among children, sparking speculation online of a new pandemic threat four years after COVID-19 first emerged in the country.