DOH: Covid-19 cases plateauing

The Department of Health on Thursday said the number of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases nationwide is plateauing in the past four weeks. ‘As of Oct. 23, 2023, Covid-19 cases at the national level are plateauing and have not observed mark…

Cebu island town bans shellfish due to red tide

Officials in the island town of Madridejos in northern Cebu on Tuesday warned their fishermen about the red tide contamination in the municipal waters. Mayor Romeo Villaceran, in a statement posted on the municipality’s official social media page, war…

LGUs urged to prioritize maternal and child health, nutrition programs

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos on Friday urged local government units (LGUs) to prioritize maternal and child health, and nutrition programs in their localities in support of the implementation of Republ…

DOH urges TB patients to avail of free treatment services

The Department of Health in the Cordillera Administrative Region is urging people afflicted with tuberculosis (TB) to avail of free treatment services and for their contacts to be tested for the disease. “We want to extend services to the public who n…

MYCARE READY TO SEND MEDICAL TEAM TO GAZA

JOHOR BAHRU, MyCARE, which is closely monitoring and following developments regarding the opening of the Rafah border crossing in Egypt, is ready to send a medical team to the Gaza Strip, should the crossing be opened.MyCARE Board of Trustees member As…

FIRST WOMEN’S HEALTH CLINIC SET UP AT NSMC TO HANDLE FEMALE ATHLETES’ HEALTH ISSUES

KUALA LUMPUR, The National Sports Institute (ISN) has set up the first Women’s Health Clinic at the National Sports Medical Centre (NSMC) as an initiative to address the health issues of female athletes.Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh said the cl…

TWO WOMEN SHARE STRUGGLE WITH BREAST CANCER

IPOH, Losing her father to nasal cancer has made Sharole Chee, 34, a cancer survivor herself, more determined to fight against the deadly disease.”I was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in October last year while my father died last June. I was…