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WASHINGTON, United States — US health authorities on Thursday approved the world's first vaccine for chikungunya, a virus spread by infected mosquitoes that the Food and Drug Administration called "an emerging global health threat."
GOVERNMENT auditors have aired concern over delays in the Department of Information and Communication Technology’s (DICT) distribution of 4,000 ICT equipment donated by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) last year.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 9) — Several Indian companies are expressing interest to include the Philippines in the supply chain for pharmaceutical products, according to Indian Ambassador to the Philippines Shambhu Kumaran.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is now allowing the commercial use of avian influenza vaccines to curb the spread of avian flu on poultry.
Like COVID-19, African swine fever has been unstoppable. Latest data from the Bureau of Animal Industry showed that only 11 of the 82 provinces in the country can be classified as “dark green” or with zero cases of ASF. The government will have to ensure that the problem does not lead to a shortage of pork, especially during the Christmas holidays.
MANILA, Philippines — Infectious disease expert Dr. Rontgene Solante is urging the government to procure the latest COVID-19 vaccine for the country’s vulnerable population.
As of last week’s count, the Department of Health (DOH) reported there have been more than 150,000 cases of influenza-like illness (ILI) recorded nationwide. The DOH seems unfazed though and even credited its highly improved surveillance system for having detected this surge of flu-like cases. The DOH sought to assuage the public that the rising ILI incidence is not related to any resurgence of the deadly COVID-19 infection, especially new strains of this highly transmissible virus.
MANILA, Philippines — A cancer support advocacy group has expressed alarm over the dwindling budget for cervical cancer vaccination, saying it means not giving priority to women’s health in the country.