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'Epektibong mensahe susi sa pagkontra sa pagkalat ng HIV'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 08:46 PM

Ayon sa DOH, malaki ang nagagawa ng pagpapaalala ng kahalagahan ng safe sex para mapigilan ang pagkalat ng HIV. Read more »

Norwegian woman dies from rabies contracted in PH: report

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 11 12:20 PM

(UPDATED) A 24 year-old Norwegian woman died this week of rabies, after she was bitten by a puppy she rescued while on vacation in the Philippines, her family announced. Read more »

Singapore reports first case of rare monkeypox virus

Reuters
Posted at May 10 02:19 PM

SINGAPORE - Singapore has reported its first case of the rare monkeypox virus brought in by a Nigerian man who authorities said may have been infected by bushmeat he ate at a wedding.   Read more »

Japan to develop computer virus against cyberattacks

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 30 08:30 AM

TOKYO - Japan will develop its first-ever computer virus by next March as a defense measure against cyberattacks, sources familiar with the matter said Monday.   Read more »

Rise of drug-resistant superbugs rings alarm bells in Europe

Reuters
Posted at Feb 26 10:21 PM

LONDON - The spread of superbugs resistant to antimicrobial drugs shows no sign of slowing in Europe, health officials said on Tuesday, making food poisoning and other infections more difficult to treat. Read more »

Swine fever spreads in Japan, gov't warns of 'extremely serious' phase

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 07 08:18 AM

NAGOYA - Japan's swine fever epidemic is spreading, with local authorities in five central and western prefectures saying Wednesday they are struggling to contain the highly contagious virus that was first reported in September. Read more »

How to protect babies from measles? Vaccination, health official says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 03:26 AM

MANILA - The only way to prevent measles is through vaccination, a health official said Wednesday, following an alarming rise in suspected cases of the infectious disease in parts of Luzon. Read more »

DOH, may babala sa gitna ng malamig na panahon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 10:01 PM

Sa gitna ng malamig na panahon, ipinapayo ng Department of Health sa publiko na magpalakas ng immune system o resistensiya.  Read more »

ALAMIN: Parusa sa mga magkakalat ng maling balita ukol sa HIV, AIDS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 09:25 PM

Ayon sa isang abogado, importanteng malabanan ang diskriminasyon na hinaharap ng mga may HIV at AIDS sa pamamagitan ng pagpapalaganap ng tamang impormasyon tungkol dito. Read more »

No meningo outbreak nationwide: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 11:29 PM

There is no meningococcemia outbreak in the Philippines contrary to reports circulating on social media, the Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday. Read more »

Suplay ng antiretroviral drugs mula sa DOH, kinakapos umano

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 11:49 PM

Inireklamo ng ilang na-diagnose na may HIV ang kakulangan umano ng suplay ng gamot mula sa Department of Health. Read more »

Bagong batas ukol sa HIV at AIDS pirmado na ni Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 08:14 PM

Ang Republic Act 11166 o Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act ang papalit sa 20 taong batas na Republic Act 8504 o Philippine National AIDS and Control Act of 1998. Read more »

Pag-engganyo sa publiko na magpa-HIV test, problema pa rin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 12:35 AM

Pabata nang pabata ang mga nagkakaroon ng human immunodeficiency virus o HIV sa bansa. Read more »

Mga buntis pinayuhan: Magpa-HIV test para virus di mapasa sa bata

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 01:10 PM

Mainam para sa mga buntis na magpasuri para sa sakit na human immunodefeciency virus upang maiwasang maipasa ito sa kanilang mga ipinagbubuntis, sabi ng isang gynecologist. Read more »

India on alert as zika virus hits tourism hotspot of Jaipur

Alasdair Pal, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 03:53 PM

NEW DELHI - India has sent experts to try to contain an outbreak of the zika virus in the popular tourist destination of Jaipur, capital of the northern state of Rajasthan, with a close watch on pregnant women.   Read more »

‘Safe Spaces PH’ inilunsad laban sa unprotected sex

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 02:17 AM

Isang grupo ang naglunsad ng mobile app na layong makatulong sa pagbaba ng kaso ng HIV, pero may mga bumabatikos dito.  Read more »

South Korea reports first MERS case in 3 years

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 08 09:29 PM

South Korea reported its first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in three years, health officials said on Saturday.   Read more »

Daing ng DOH: Bakuna kontra rabies, may global shortage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 08:59 PM

Isa sa hakbang na ginagawa ng DOH upang matugunan ang shortage ay ang pagbili sa ibang maliliit na pharmaceutical companies ng bakuna.  Read more »

New Ebola virus found in Sierra Leone

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 27 09:08 AM

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone - A new Ebola virus has been found in bats in Sierra Leone, two years after the end of an outbreak that killed over 11,000 across West Africa, the government said on Thursday. Read more »

Ebola infects woman's husband, sons, a year after she recovered: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 24 08:45 AM

PARIS, France - A woman who survived Ebola in July 2014 may have infected her husband and two sons more than a year later, said a study Tuesday, highlighting the need for "continued surveillance".   Read more »