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WHO says looking at interim trial data on HIV drugs to treat COVID-19

Kate Kelland and Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 08:51 PM

LONDON/GENEVA - Large multi-country trials of the combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir to treat COVID-19 have recruited thousands of patients and the World Health Organization is now looking at interim data, the UN agency's chief scientist said on Thursday. Read more »

More Filipino patients join WHO clinical trials for COVID-19 treatment

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 08:00 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Wednesday said the country now has 288 patients participating in the World Health Organization’s clinical trials in search for effective COVID-19 treatments.  Read more »

220 Philippine COVID-19 patients join WHO clinical trials

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 03:16 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Thursday said the country now has 220 patients enrolled in the World Health Organization’s multi-country Solidarity Trial. Read more »

Philippines resumes trial use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 treatment

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 01:23 PM

MANILA — The Philippines is resuming the trial use of hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19 patients after the World Health Organization lifted the temporary pause of the malaria drug in its multi-country trial, a health official said Thursday. Read more »

Philippines to stop using hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus patients

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 11:19 AM

MANILA - The Department of Health on Tuesday said it will follow the advice of the World Health Organization (WHO) to halt the use of off-label drug hydroxychloroquine after a study said that it can increase the chances of death. Read more »

36 more patients join WHO’s clinical trials in PH for COVID-19 cure: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 03:13 PM

Thirty-six more patients have been included in the World Health Organization-backed clinical trials in the Philippines for a COVID-19 cure, the Department of Health said Sunday. Read more »

81 patients participating in WHO’s clinical trials for COVID-19 cure: DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 08:05 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health said on Thursday that there are now a total of 81 patients included in the World Health Organization-backed clinical trials in search for a COVID-19 cure. Read more »

PH starts signing up COVID-19 patients for WHO clinical trials

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 08:46 PM

The DOH on Thursday said the country has started participating in the WHO’s Solidarity Trial in search of a COVID-19 cure, after receiving shipment of remdesivir. Read more »

PH considers joining WHO vaccine trials

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 12:48 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Tuesday said it is considering joining the COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials of the World Health Organization. Read more »

500 PH patients to join WHO clinical trials on COVID-19 cure

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 23 07:35 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Thursday said an initial 500 patients in the country would participate in the World Health Organization’s multi-country study in search for a COVID-19 cure. Read more »

Ethics board approves PH participation in WHO clinical trials for COVID-19 cure

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 22 11:55 PM

Holding clinical trials or experimental treatments in the Philippines requires approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Read more »

20 PH hospitals participating in WHO’s clinical trials for COVID-19 cure

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 08:11 PM

MANILA — At least 20 Philippine hospitals will be participating in the World Health Organization’s multi-country clinical trials for COVID-19, the Department of Health said on Friday. Read more »

Philippines joins WHO’s clinical trials for COVID-19 cure

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 06:39 PM

MANILA — The Philippine government announced on Thursday that it is joining the World Health Organization’s multi-country clinical trials in search for an effective COVID-19 treatment. Read more »