Health - Matches

Key to achieving national targets under a devolved set-up is the capacity of the entire system to implement health and nutrition programs at scale. Th..

The study attempts to document the Philippine’s experience in health devolution with focus on the Department of Health’s efforts to make it work. ..

THERE are worse things than death: the slow and torturous path to the end of life. Some illnesses, to note, can permanently disfigure people, hinder t..

For persons with disabilities (PWD), the phrases "keep going" and "don't give up" are more than just encouraging reminders – they are a way of l..

A study of state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is pushing for the creation of a one-stop processing venue for the var..

A study of state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is pushing for the creation of a one stop processing venue for the var..

The number of senior citizens, which has grown from 6.3 million in 2010 to 7.6 million in 2015, is expected to reach 11.7 million by 2025, and 22.6 mi..

Today I adopt as my column the article written by my US-based daughter Ivy Lopez Cabaltica, a lawyer, on the high cost of medicines in the Philippines..

THE PHILIPPINES slips to the 10th rank in the latest Global Gender Gap Index by the World Economic Forum (WEF). It remains the most gender-equal natio..

TIMED with the resumption of classes, a bill was recently filed in the House of Representatives seeking the creation of the School Health and Safety O..

Why is it that we all agree that good health is essential (you can’t do much when you’re sick), yet don’t give it the attention it m..

MANY of us start the school year with excitement and eagerness to learn, but for some reason, the feeling wanes as the months pass. What could be the ..

On May 24, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said the P70-billion Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program or 4Ps only makes beneficiaries overl..

Following Monday's barangay and SK elections, the business sector is hoping for the barangays' support in spurring economic development, being the sma..

A GOVERNMENT think tank said a foreign expert is calling for a review of the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program to ensure that only the intended ..