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Philippines loses 12 doctors to COVID-19: group

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Updated as of Mar 29 04:21 PM

Twelve Filipino doctors have died fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, an official of the Philippine Medical Association said Sunday. Read more »

Of 60,000 PPEs ordered, PH doctors group to get only 3,000 for now

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Posted at Mar 26 01:05 PM

The Philippine Medical Association is getting for now only 3,000 out of the 60,000 sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) it has ordered for its members across the country who serve on the front line in the battle against the coronavirus outbreak, an official of the group said Wednesday.   Read more »

Instant doctors? PMA rejects automatic licenses for physician board examinees

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Updated as of Mar 25 10:13 AM

MANILA - The Philippine Medical Association rejected Wednesday a proposal to automatically give out the licenses of about 1,500 physician board examinees to help in the fight against the novel coronavirus. Read more »

PMA willing to mediate on Yeng Constantino-Siargao doctor case

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Posted at Jan 10 04:04 PM

Yeng Constantino is facing a cybercrime complaint over her controversial 2019 vlog, which chronicled her husband's "traumatic" experience in a Siargao hospital.  Read more »

PH needs health literacy in fight vs infectious diseases, says doc

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Updated as of Oct 03 11:57 AM

A health literate public can do a lot to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, an official of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) said on Thursday. Read more »