7 of 10 Filipino diabetics don’t get treatment – study
With 8.6 million Filipinos diagnosed with diabetes in 2022, the Philippines ranked 94th out of 200 countries and the sixth highest in Southeast Asia.
Dexter Cabalza
Philippines to lead next year’s World Health Assembly
The Department of Health called the nomination “historic,” as it is the first time that the Philippines will be the president of WHA since the WHO was founded in 1948.
Philippines drops out of top 10 list of countries with ‘zero-dose’ kids
The marked improvement in the country’s vaccination rate was traced to the success of the government’s public school-based immunisation program which targeted 4.8 million…
Premature death risk due to NCDs in Philippines among highest in region
Filipinos are 24.5 percent likely to die when they reach 30 and 70 years old due to cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes or chronic respiratory illness—higher than the…
Only courts can disqualify dismissed mayor Guo from running – lawyer
The Commission on Elections said that although it would have no choice but to accept Ms Guo’s certificate of candidacy, she may eventually be disqualified unless she gets a…
Philippine scientists develop innovative and affordable orthopaedic devices
Called the “iFix Project,” it aims to provide a cost-effective, locally produced alternative to traditional metal external fixators, which are often expensive and inaccessible…
Dengue cases in Philippines exceed peak of 2019 epidemic
The Department of Health on Thursday urged the public to intensify measures to protect themselves from dengue as it observed a continuous upsurge in cases nationwide, reaching…
Spike in dengue cases in Philippines at outbreak levels, says health department
Citing its latest data from Jan. 1 to Aug. 10, the Philippines Department of Health recorded a total of 150,354 dengue cases nationwide—equivalent to an average of 4,700 cases…
AI-powered technology for early lung cancer detection now in Philippines
Using deep learning techniques with more than 15 million chest x-rays, Qure.AI’s qXR can provide physicians with pre-read assistance in as fast as 20 seconds, detecting…
Philippine election commission removes 5.1 million from list of voters
Most deactivated voters failed to participate in two consecutive regular elections—the May 2022 national and local elections, and the Oct. 30, 2023, village and youth council…