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The COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 . [4] As of August 17, 2024, there have been 4,140,383 [ 1 ] reported cases, and 66,864 [ 1 ] reported deaths, the fifth highest in Southeast Asia , behind Vietnam , Indonesia ...
August 18, 2024 at 9:03 PM. MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has detected a new case of the mpox virus in the country, the first since December last year, its health department said on Monday ...
The Department of Health of the Philippines has advised against spreading misinformation and unverified claims concerning the pandemic. [1]The Philippine National Police has also taken action against the spread of misinformation related to the pandemic and has warned the public that misinformation purveyors could be charged for violating Presidential Decree no. 90 for "declaring local rumor ...
The Philippine Department of Health reports its first case of mpox this year in a patient with no international travel history. (GMA Network) Health officials in Tainan City, Taiwan, report that they have confirmed three cases of mpox so far this year. (TVBS Taiwan) Law and crime
For 2023, AC Health posted a 19% jump in revenue to 8.6 billion Philippine peso ($147.51 million), driven by higher contributions from pharma, clinics, and hospitals businesses, according to the ...
Universal Health Care (UHC) was signed into law by President Duterte as the Republic Act No. 11223. [25] UHC automatically enrolls all Filipino citizens in the National Health Insurance Program and expands the existing Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) coverage to include free medical consultations and laboratory tests.
According to the Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network, an estimated 1.26 million abortions were induced by Filipino women in 2020, [ 3] significantly higher than a 1994 estimate of 400,000 abortions performed illegally in the Philippines. [ 4] Seventy percent of unwanted pregnancies in the Philippines end in abortion, according to the WHO.
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' poverty rate dropped to 15.5% last year from 18.1% in 2021, with rising food prices limiting the reduction in the number of poor, the government's statistics ...