Pangasinan records 424 dengue cases in first 5 months
The Provincial Health Office (PHO) has recorded 424 dengue cases from January 1 to June 5 this year, an insignificant increase from the 419 during the same period last year.…
2024 budget to focus on infra, agri, health, education
The proposed 2024 national budget will continue to focus on priority sectors such as infrastructure, agriculture, health and education, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said Monday.…
COVID-19 meets criteria for Group B infectious diseases: PM
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also Head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, chaired the committee's 20th meeting via teleconference with all 63 provinces…
Zambo institutionalizes adolescent, youth health dev’t council
Mayor John Dalipe signed on Tuesday an ordinance institutionalizing the creation of the Adolescent and Youth Health and Development Council (AYHDC) here. Ordinance 607 created the AYHDC to serve as…
WHO: Stop tobacco farming, grow food instead
With hunger spreading worldwide and tobacco being responsible for eight million deaths each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday urged countries to stop subsidizing tobacco crops and instead…
EU reviews Covid-19 vax deal as demand dropped
The European Union struck on Friday a deal with pharma companies BioNTech/Pfizer on reviewing the terms of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine deliveries after the demand for jabs significantly dropped.…