Tag: Health
‘Brain-eating’ amoeba
‘This amoeba is about 1/10 of the width of a human hair. Typically, the contaminated water enters the nose, enabling the amoeba to travel...
DOH urged to hasten vaccine procurement
A group of vaccine advocates yesterday called on the Department of Health (DOH) to hasten its procurement of vaccines needed to prevent multiple illnesses,...
DOH eyes expansion of zero balance billing to private hospitals
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. yesterday urged Filipinos to go to hospitals and get a medical checkup or treatment, assuring them the “zero-billing hospital” policy...
Sidelined by disease, sunk by debt
‘We have to wake up and take dual action - first by taking care of our health and second by making sure we have...
DOH ready for Senate probe on leptospirosis
THE Department of Health (DOH) yesterday said it is prepared to face the proposed Senate investigation over the surge of leptospirosis cases during the...
