Latest in Public HealthThe Philippine government is raising the alarm after the country recorded 4,633 new confirmed HIV cases in the first quarter of this year, with health officials warning that the epidemic is accelerating at a dangerous pace. Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC) Executive Director Dr. Joselito…
The Philippine National AIDS Council is urging every Filipino to arm themselves with accurate information about HIV, as new data shows the country’s epidemic is accelerating at an alarming pace. HIV, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, was first discovered in 1981 and the Philippines recorded its…
Filipino youth are now the face of the country’s HIV epidemic, with those aged 15 to 34 making up 77% of new confirmed cases recorded in the first quarter of this year, according to the Philippine National AIDS Council. PNAC Executive Director Dr. Joselito Feliciano raised the figures during an…
The Senate shooting incident and the political storm surrounding it have cost the country something far more valuable than any political narrative being built around it—the time and focus that should have been devoted to the real and enduring problems of ordinary Filipinos, former Senator Gregorio…
Public health expert Dr. Tony Leachon has pushed back sharply against the promotional video circulating among government officials that pitches Health Secretary Ted Herbosa as a future senator in the mold of the late Senator Juan Flavier, saying the comparison stretches credibility beyond…
Philippine Red Cross Chairman and former Senator Richard Gordon wants to more than double the organization’s ambulance fleet—from 180 to 400 units—to ensure every Filipino can be reached in an emergency. Gordon laid out the expansion target in an interview on DZRH News program Special on Saturday…
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is pushing wider enrollment in its Safe Card membership program, which provides accident-related ambulance service, blood supply, hospitalization allowance, and insurance coverage for P1,200 a year per member. PRC Chairman and former Senator Richard Gordon promoted…
The Manila City government has laid out a multi-point action plan in response to a University of the Philippines Manila study that found drug-resistant bacteria in all 12 sampled palamig stalls in Tondo, Manila. Manila City Health Officer Dr. Grace Padilla, who outlined the plan on DZRH News…
It sounds like a distant threat—bacteria so resistant to antibiotics that they become nearly impossible to treat. But scientists at the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila say antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, is not a problem for the future. It is already here, already in the food Filipinos…
A University of the Philippines (UP) Manila study found drug-resistant bacteria in the beverages, ice, cups, and vendor palm swabs collected from all 12 sampled palamig stalls in Tondo, Manila—raising public health concerns as Filipinos turn to street-vended cold drinks to cope with intense summer…
Health Secretary Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa and 16 other Department of Health officials were slapped Tuesday afternoon with a fresh batch of criminal and administrative complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman — this time over more than P1.4 billion worth of medicines and vaccines that allegedly…
The Philippine middle class risks slipping into financial distress as healthcare costs rise alongside the ongoing Iran conflict, with public health expert Dr. Tony Leachon warning that even previously stable households are now vulnerable to medical shocks. Speaking on DZRH’s Special on Saturday…
PARIS, France — Most people who were initially hesitant about getting vaccinated against Covid-19 eventually received the jab, an England-based study said Tuesday, illustrating that widespread public vaccine scepticism can be overcome. Developed in record time, vaccines for Covid successfully…
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso has approved ₱6,658,845.60 in medical assistance for three patients requiring life-saving procedures, following a dialogue with families seeking help for costly treatments, including dialysis support and transplants. During the exchange, the Mayor…
Public health expert Dr. Tony Leachon urged the government on Saturday, December 6 to scrap the use of guarantee letters and shift to automatic PhilHealth payments, saying the current system forces patients to beg politicians for assistance. Speaking on DZRH News program Special on Saturday…
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