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No New Suspected Bird Flu Cases: DOH
By Leilani Junio MANILA –The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday said no new cases of suspected bird flu infection…
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30 New HIV Cases Recorded in PH Every Day
MANILA – Some 30 new HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infections are recorded in the country every day this year, a…
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Why HIV Infections are Rising in the Philippines
The Philippines has the fastest growing HIV epidemic in the Asia-Pacific region. At its current rate, the total number of…
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HIV in the Philippines, Now a ‘National Emergency’
‘I don’t have high hopes anymore. We can’t control the rapid rise of HIV infection.’ by Shannon Power The United…
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New HIV Infections in Philippines More Than Double in Past 6 Years: UNAIDS
MANILA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — The number of new infections in the Philippines has more than doubled in the past…
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House Moves to Strengthen Policy to Curb Spread of HIV/AIDS
MANILA, July 22 — The House committee on health, chaired by Rep. Angelina Tan (4th District, Quezon), has approved a…
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WHO Warns of Imminent Spread of Untreatable Superbug Gonorrhoea
Image Caption: A three-dimensional (3D) computer-generated image of a number of drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae diplococcal bacteria. Note that extending from…
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DRC Declares Ebola Outbreak Over After Four Deaths
Image Caption: Health workers during an anti-Ebola campaign at a health in Kampungu, DRC, in this file photo. (Reuters) KINSHASA:…
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Rising Number of Filipino Millennials Diagnosed with HIV
More than 600 Filipinos were diagnosed with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and most of them are millennials, according to…
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Two Coronavirus Patients Die, New Case Reported
JEDDAH — Two patients suffering from Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) died on Saturday, the Ministry of Health announced. It…
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