Health - Matches

While the government scrounges for funds to make healthcare and medicines accessible to all Filipinos, the Commission on Audit, or CoA, found that mor..

A P1-BILLION assistance fund for cancer patients and survivors has been earmarked by the Department of Health (DoH) for 2024, reflecting a 50% increas..

THE post-COVID opportunities in healthcare are becoming apparent in fields like digital transformation and wellness, industry officials said, while at..

MANILA — In the Philippines, the already high economic burden of cancer could further increase and double to around P200 billion if the country ..

MANILA, Philippines — The country is losing over P100 billion yearly due to cancer, a health economist said. Dr. Val Ulep, a senior research fe..

The Philippines has an alarmingly high rate of premature cancer deaths, a senior government researcher said.   “If you look at the data i..

The rate of premature deaths due to cancer in the Philippines is too high compared to other countries, according to a senior government researcher. D..

Senator Win Gatchalian has renewed his push to create a virology and vaccine institute in the Philippines, citing the decline of unvaccinate..

The number of unvaccinated children dropped from 1 million in 2021 to 637,000 for those born in 2022. However, the United Nations Children’s Fun..

MANILA, Philippines—In the Philippines, where roughly 9,000 Filipino women die of breast cancer every year, a cancer group is asking the governm..

Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva led the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the turnover of medical assistance funds from the Depart..

Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva led the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the turnover of medical assistance funds from the Depa..

Nasa isang porsyento lamang ng mga babae sa bansa ang sumasailalim sa screening para sa breast at cervical cancer. Ayon sa datos ng Philippine Instit..

The Constitution mandates that the “State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels, and shall take..

THE Committee on Poverty Alleviation of the House of Representatives will hold a conference on child stunting and malnutrition soon after Congress beg..