The Department of Health Center for Health Development in Ilocos Region (DOH-CHD-1) recorded 1,957 dengue cases from January 1 to July 22 this year, 24 percent lower than the 2,567 cases recorded in the same period last year. DOH-CHD-1 records release…

The number of dengue fever cases continues to grow in Laos, with two new deaths reported yesterday, according to the Lao Ministry of Health.The number of dengue cases in Laos has risen to 17,473, as 371 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours, a…

The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday advised the public to still follow health protocols despite the lifting of the state of public health emergency in the country. Continued awareness and adherence to recommended health protocols are paramount …

Healthcare workers and patients in hospitals are prone to infections and they can be best protected by basic hand hygiene. In a media Kapihan forum on Friday, National Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Program manager Dr. Charmaine Louise Lozada …

A diagnostic center will be established in Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte to bring advanced health care services closer to the Tingguians Indigenous Peoples (IP) community and those living in far-flung areas. Mayor Aldrin Garvida, in an interview on Friday, …

MANILA – A World Bank (WB) study shows that the emergency assistance of the Philippine government during the height of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has prevented 1.8 million Filipinos to fall into poverty. World Bank’s report, ‘Cri…

Indonesia is working to develop medical tourism in rural areas as part of the country’s effort to strengthen public health care services, a senior official has said.Speaking to the press on the sideline of the World Tourism Network Summit 2023 in Jaka…

As part of the JICA-UNICEF project to strengthen the Lao PDR’s cold chain capacity, new walk-in cold rooms have been installed in Vientiane to help the country store more vaccines.(KPL) On Jun 29, JICA officially handed over a new state-of-the-art col…