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Tag: World Health Organization

Busy much?

“We don’t need to stop, but pausing could save us.” Last Thursday was Mental Health Day, a global effort to raise awareness of mental health...

WHO approves first diagnostic test for mpox

GENEVA — The UN health agency said on Friday that it had approved the use of the first diagnostic test for mpox, a key...

CHR dismisses false online claims on mpox

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Tuesday strongly reminded the public to actively work toward eliminating any stigma associated with the spread of the...

Pharma company holds discussion to address asthma issue in PH

As part of the celebration of National Lung Month in August, specialists in pulmonary medicine highlighted the increasing prevalence of asthma in the Philippines. Studies...

Herbosa makes surprise visit to QC spa, barbershop amid Mpox scare

Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa made a surprise visit Tuesday to a barbershop and wellness spa in Quezon City as part of the Department of...

Israeli troops on day four of deadly West Bank raid

Israel pressed on with a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank for a fourth day Saturday, while fierce fighting raged in the...

A gathering of healthcare professionals

Ogusa Shibata, technical officer of Health Care Quality and Patient Safety of the World Health Organization, addresses the Philippine Patients Congress at the Asian...

Israel agrees ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Gaza for polio vaccinations

Israel has agreed to a series of three-day "humanitarian pauses" in Gaza to allow health officials to administer polio vaccinations to children in the...

WHO says droplets a ‘minor’ route of mpox transmission

Geneva, Switzerland—The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said droplets were a minor route of transmission for mpox compared to physical contact, adding that more...

WHO says mpox outbreaks ‘can be stopped’

Geneva, Switzerland—Outbreaks of mpox in Central Africa "can be stopped," the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, but $135 million of funding may be...

Pope calls for more help for mpox victims

Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Francis on Sunday highlighted victims of the mpox virus in his weekly prayers and called on governments and the pharmaceutical...

Northern Samar reports first case of suspected mpox

Tacloban City—Health officials in Northern Samar said it recorded its first case of suspected mpox (formerly monkeypox) at the state-run hospital on Sunday, August...

On the alert, but not alarmed

WE HEARD the warning raised by the Geneva-based World Health Organization on getting alert following a reported increase in cases of the mpox virus,...

Mpox epidemic disinformation debunked

Paris, France—An mpox outbreak spreading across several African countries, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has called a global emergency, has caused a spike in...
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