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Korean Government through KOICA and WHO augment health service delivery in Aklan with medical supplies and equipment
The Republic of Korea, through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and the World Health Organization (WHO) turned over 2,300 hospital equipment and medical consumab ...
DOH, WHO celebrate public health milestones in PH; commit to achieving 'Health for All' Filipinos
The Department of Health Philippines and the World Health Organization celebrate this year’s World Health Day by illustrating a few public health successes in the country and world ...
PH government, KOICA and UN agencies launch joint programme to address national emergency of adolescent pregnancies
Officials from the Philippine government, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and the United Nations (UN) jointly launched today a programme that aims to address the h ...
Puso Para Sa Puso: A Healthy Heart Talk with Tatay Jone
Jone Satorre is nostalgic when he recalls his work as a logistics officer in a shipping company. Back in the day, he worked long hours in a fast-paced environment.
Mga Madalas na Tanong Tungkol sa Monkeypox
Simula noong Mayo 2022, may mga naiulat na kaso ng monkeypox mula sa mga bansang hindi karaniwang nagkakaroon nito o non-endemic, habang patuloy na nagkakaroon ng kaso ang mga bans ...
Protecting our Health, Saving our #OnlyOneEarth
Humans deal with personal battles every day. We strive to combat challenges from the individual to social levels. And as we co-exist on the same planet, we realize that there are c ...
Polio and an opportunity to strengthen UHC
Yesterday was World Polio Day. Other countries may reflect on polio as a thing of the past, but in the Philippines, we are concerned to see its recent reemergence. The terrible new ...
PH must act to eliminate hepatitis
Chances are someone in your family is infected with hepatitis virus, but might not be aware of it. In the Philippines, around one in 10 people have chronic hepatitis B, and six in ...
Food safety is everybody’s responsibility
Everyone has the right to safe, nutritious and sufficient food. Still today, almost one in 10 people in the world fall ill, and 420,000 die after eating contaminated food. When foo ...
Dr Graham Harrison
Officer-in-Charge Office of the WHO Representative to the Philippines
WHO turns 75: People live 30 years longer, but more action needed to ensure health for all and prepare for future threats
Health experts from across the Western Pacific gather in Siem Reap to strengthen collaboration with WHO on regional priorities
Working together to respond to the Region’s current and future health challenges was a key focus of the Fourth Regional Forum of World Health Organization (WHO) collaborating centr ...
Les Ministres de la santé d’Asie-pacifique s’engagent à répondre aux besoins des laissés-pour-compte, à lutter contre le cancer du col de l’utérus et à promouvoir la santé mentale
Au cours de la dernière journée de la soixante-treizième session du Comité régional de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) pour le Pacifique occidental, les représentants ont ...
Asia-Pacific health ministers work to reach the unreached, combat cervical cancer and promote mental health
During the final day of the seventy-third session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for the Western Pacific, delegates endorsed frameworks that aim to reach ...
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