Tuesday, May 30, 2023

World Health Day 2023

Brunei Darussalam is committed to strengthen healthcare system through the principles of Universal Health Coverage, by ensuring the provision of services that are fair and accessible to all. The COVID-19 pandemic has proven that a strong basic healthc...

Bacolod City targets 108K kids for MR, polio immunization

The City Health Office (CHO) here aims to reach more than 108,000 children for the supplemental immunization activity against measles and rubella (MR) and polio in May. Data showed that 50,081 children aged 9 to 59 months are targeted for MR doses, wh...

Manila suspends Covid-19 vax drive during Holy Week

The city government of Manila will suspend the vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to give way to the observance of Holy Week. Lawyer Princes Abante, spokesperson of Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan, said the vaccination program wi...

Daily average of PH Covid-19 cases up by 33%

The country’s daily average of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases went up by 33 percent from March 27 to April 2, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday.The agency posted 246 daily infections from 185 recorded between March 20 to 26...

Decline in TB Cases

Recovering from Tuberculosis, or TB, is possible, but involves a lot of patience, effort, discipline and understanding from both the TB patients and the people around them. Easily detectable through medical examination and diagnosis, TB is not a non-c...

PH cancer patients lack access to preventive screening, costly treatment

Global advances and innovations in the medical field have already made cancer treatable and preventable. However, Filipino cancer patients still miss preventive screenings, while many bear the enormous costs of cancer illness. Estimates by the Global ...

National Level Donation Presentation to Orphans Ceremony

3,807 orphans registered under the Department of Community Development, JAPEM received donations at the National Level Donation Presentation to Orphans Ceremony. The ceremony organised by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports through JAPEM in colla...

Tadarus Al-Quran Ceremony

In further glorifying this blessed month of Ramadhan, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports and the departments under it held a Tadarus Al-Quran at the Kampong Pulaie Mosque.The ceremony began with a mass recitation of Surah Al- Fatihah led by Yang...

Health in Nation’s Development Strategy

The need for physical and mental health to be made as agendas in the country's development strategy was underlined by Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Doctor Awang Haji Mohammad Isham bin Haji Jaafar, Minister of Health in his adjournment speech.Yang Ber...

Achieve Strategic Health Plan Goals

In implementing roles and responsibilities, the Ministry of Health aims to achieve several objectives under the 2019-2020 Strategic Plan such as Excellence In Healthcare Service, Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, Public Health Protec...

Health Is Everyone’s Responsibility

"Kesihatan adalah Tanggungjawab Semua" or Health is Everyone's Responsibility is the Ministry of Health's budget theme this year. Introducing the Ministry's proposed budget allocation, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Doctor Awang Haji Mohammad Isham bi...

Health Is Everyone’s Responsibility

"Kesihatan adalah Tanggungjawab Semua" or Health is Everyone's Responsibility is the Ministry of Health's budget theme this year. Introducing the Ministry's proposed budget allocation, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Doctor Awang Haji Mohammad Isham bi...

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