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Life and love in the time of polio

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 01:43 PM

Who's afraid of polio? Not these two survivors. Read more »

San Lazaro Hospital confirms 2 cases of meningococcemia in Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 06:52 PM

The San Lazaro hospital in Manila said Friday two patients were confirmed to have meningococcemia. Read more »

PH needs health literacy in fight vs infectious diseases, says doc

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 03 11:57 AM

A health literate public can do a lot to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, an official of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) said on Thursday. Read more »

Chickenpox, mumps, pertussis: Doctor warns of more disease outbreaks as vaccine rates plummet

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 26 10:32 AM

More diseases are expected to spread due to the country's plummeting immunization rate, an infectious disease doctor warned Thursday. Read more »

PH still polio-free but at high risk due to low vaccination

Ana Maria Reyes, ABS-CBN Investigative & Research Group
Updated as of Sep 09 07:26 PM

A Department of Health official assured the public that the country is still "polio-free," even as she warns that the country is at high risk of poliovirus transmission because of the “very low” vaccine coverage and poor sanitary practices and conditions. Read more »

'We need to act now': Health chief warns of polio return in PH

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 04:52 PM

MANILA - The Philippines is currently at “high risk for poliovirus transmission,” a health official said on Saturday, as he called for urgent action to avert the return of the disease. Read more »

Health workers intensifying anti-dengue efforts amid rising cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 02:25 PM

Health workers in various provinces are stepping up efforts to curb the rising number of dengue cases. Read more »

Duterte signs law requiring reporting of public health concerns

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 12:43 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a new law requiring the reporting of public health concerns and events such as infectious diseases and epidemics. Read more »

Pila ng mga pasyente sa ER ng PGH umapaw sa labas ng ospital

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 07:58 PM

Inaabot umano ng halos 200 katao ang nasa makeshift emergency room na dapat para sa 25 hanggang 35 pasyente.  Read more »

Roque backs Duterte arrest order vs clinic in 'ghost' dialysis scandal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 12:04 PM

MANILA - Lawyer Harry Roque on Saturday is supporting President Rodrigo Duterte's order to arrest the owners of a dialysis center for allegedly claiming payments of already dead patients. Read more »

Doctor becomes lawyer to pursue dream of pushing health reforms in PH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 07:45 PM

Like many medical students, interning at the Philippine General Hospital was a wake-up call for Lee Edson Yarcia. The hospital was always running short on supplies and beds as it accommodated as many patients as possible.  Read more »

Measles crisis: 'Let's DOH it'

Editorial cartoon by Maverick Pesigan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 09:36 PM

If the Philippines was able to eradicate disease such as polio then, we can do it again in the fight against measles. As the late former Health Secretary Juan Flavier used to say, "Let's DOH it."  Read more »

'Long-standing neglect' caused measles outbreak: expert

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 05:18 PM

Public health expert Dr. Susan Mercado said the government must move "fast enough" to contain the outbreak and prevent premature deaths.  Read more »

Poop in hand, Bill Gates backs China's toilet revolution

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 07 07:46 AM

Billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates surprised his audience in Beijing when he brandished a jar of human waste to draw attention to the lack of toilets in developing countries. Read more »

ALAMIN: Karapatan ng pasyenteng nangangailangan ng agarang gamutan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 12:30 AM

Nagbabala ang DOH laban sa paghingi ng deposito mula sa pasyenteng kailangang gamutin agad. Read more »

Filipina from Isabela tribe graduates summa cum laude from NYU

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 07:08 PM

NYU graduates tend to get a job within six months after graduation with an average salary of $61,487 dollars (around 3.2 million pesos) annually. Read more »

Susan Mercado nominated as WHO regional director

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 10:09 PM

Former health undersecretary Susan Mercado has been nominated as regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Western Pacific, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday. Read more »

After Taguig measles outbreak, health chief reiterates importance of vaccines

Kori Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 05:48 PM

Duque urged Filipinos not to lose trust in vaccines despite the health scare caused by the suspended dengue immunization program of the government. Read more »

'Palpak': Duque, sinabihang magbitiw sa DOH dahil sa Dengvaxia

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 01:10 PM

Ayon kay PAO Forensics Unit Chief Dr. Erwin Erfe, hindi umano natutugunan ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque III ang mga hinaing at pangamba ng mga nabakunahan ng Dengvaxia.  Read more »

Ex-Pres Aquino, Abad face House probe on Dengvaxia mess

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 11 10:38 AM

Former president Benigno Aquino III and his budget secretary Florencio Abad on Monday showed up at a House investigation into their administration's dengue vaccination program that is now at the center of a health scare. Read more »