By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, (PNA) — The Department of Health said Friday that it is set to implement “Buddy System” to ensure that health-care service delivery will not be hampered when…
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Leyte’s Dagami town steps up drive to wipe out schistosomiasis
DAGAMI, Leyte, (PNA) — The local government unit here will continue its massive treatment against schistosomiasis, a disease endemic to 38 of the town’s 65 villages. Nemia Y. Sangrano said that 90…
Roundup: WHO declares Ebola outbreak global health emergency
GENEVA, (PNA/Xinhua) — The World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa constitutes a public health risk, and met the conditions for a Public Health Emergency…
Asbestos use in construction a labor hazard
HANOI, (PNA/VNS) — The use of asbestos in construction should be stopped as it poses serious health risks to workers, said experts at a conference in Hanoi yesterday. The conference, which was…
Rabies still a public health hazard in Cambodia: WHO
PHNOM PENH, (PNA/Xinhua) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that rabies was still a public health hazard in Cambodia and called for broad vaccinations for dogs to prevent the disease….
DOH-NCR eyes achieving a tuberculosis-free country
MANILA, (PNA) — Because tuberculosis is a preventable and curable disease, a health official said on Friday that no one should die because of it. Department of Health-National Capital Region (DOH-NCR) Director,…