Monkeypox can be halted, says WHO, PH DOH
Geneva—The monkeypox outbreaks in non-endemic countries can be contained and human-to-human transmission of the virus stopped, the World Health Organization ...
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Monkeypox can be stopped outside endemic countries: WHO
The monkeypox outbreaks in non-endemic countries can be contained and human-to-human transmission of the virus stopped, the World Health Organization ...
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‘No need to shut PH borders amid monkeypox rash’
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday rejected proposals to close down the country’s borders amid the threat of the ...
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WHO meet refuses to admit Taiwan
The World Health Organization’s annual assembly refused Monday to discuss admitting Taiwan to the meeting, under pressure from China and ...
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Ukraine, pandemic color WHO assembly
The Ukraine war looms large as the World Health Organization opens its main annual assembly Sunday, threatening to overshadow efforts ...
Read moreHarm reduction tagged as missing strategy in WHO’s tobacco control
Two former World Health Organization officials identified harm reduction as the missing link in the global body’s tobacco control policy, ...
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Monkeypox tightens border controls
The Philippines is tightening its border control measures as an official of the World Health Organization in Europe warned the ...
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Rare monkeypox outbreaks detected
Health authorities in North America and Europe have detected dozens of suspected or confirmed cases of monkeypox since early May, ...
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North Korea’s COVID healthcare: What do we know?
"The presumptive vice president is a good fit. By Claire Lee North Korea confirmed its first COVID-19 death on Friday, ...
Read moreDOH, 3 partners win WHO awards
The Department of Health (DOH) and three digital service providers have jointly won inaugural awards conferred by the World Health ...
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