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Asia's coal addiction puts chokehold on its air-polluted cities

Michael Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Mar 20 09:49 AM

KUALA LUMPUR - Over the past year, the number of patients treated each day in the hospital unit where cardiologist Ade Imasanti Sapardan works in Indonesia's capital has almost doubled to about 100. Read more »

Experts call for enforcement, not just legislation, to protect kids on the road

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 05:13 PM

Giovanni Eco, father of eight, is no longer letting his kids left out of his sight. No one is allowed to get on the road without him or his wife, confining them in a shanty at Pasig City’s crowded area of Tramo. Read more »

WHO urges enforcement of tobacco ad bans at sporting events

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 15 09:50 AM

The World Health Organization called Thursday for better enforcement of bans on tobacco advertising at sporting events, after tobacco companies discretely reentered sponsorship deals with Formula 1 teams. Read more »

Maling impormasyon tungkol sa tigdas, naglipana sa social media

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 11:52 PM

Nadagdagan pa ang kaso ng tigdas sa Region 4A o Calabarzon. Read more »

WHO: 2.6 million Filipino children at risk of measles

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 05:55 AM

MANILA - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Friday that some 2.6 million Filipino children are at risk of contracting measles, as parts of the country grapples with the deadly outbreak of the contagious disease.   Read more »

WHO warns of 'backsliding' in measles fight as cases soar

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 15 01:20 AM

"Our data are showing that there is a substantial increase in measles cases. We're seeing this in all regions," Katherine O'Brien, WHO's director of immunization, vaccines and biologicals, told reporters in Geneva. Read more »

Measles care unit, tents itinayo kontra siksikan ng mga pasyente

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 10:57 PM

Inaasahang maiibsan na ang siksikan ng mga pasyenteng may tigdas sa San Lazaro Hospital dahil sa inilagay na measles care unit ng Philippine Red Cross at karagdagang tent ng Department of Health.  Read more »

Turn it down! Millennials' music habit puts their hearing at risk - UN

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at Feb 13 06:07 AM

GENEVA - A generation of music-lovers are damaging their hearing with audio players that do not limit dangerously high noise levels, the UN health agency said on Tuesday. Read more »

Q&A: What you need to know about the measles outbreak in the Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 08:52 PM

The World Health Organization released a series of questions and answers about the measles outbreak in the Philippines. Read more »

Food safety on the table at world conference

Nicolas Delaunay, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 12 08:06 PM

According to the WHO, contaminated food is to blame more than 200 diseases, ranging from diarrhea to cancers Read more »

DOH buying more measles vaccine amid rising number of cases

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 07:33 PM

The WHO said there are 17,298 reported measles cases in the Philippines from January to November 2018 alone, a huge leap from the 3,706 reported measles cases for the same period in 2017. Read more »

'Pag-aalinlangan sa pagpapabakuna, banta sa kalusugan'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 12:29 AM

Hinimok ng DOH ang mga magulang na pabakuhan ang kanilang mga anak para matiyak ang kanilang kaligtasan. Read more »

WHO and vaccine group back 'critical' cervical cancer shots

Reuters
Posted at Feb 04 01:52 PM

Each year, more than 310,000 women die from cervical cancer. Read more »

WHO nagbabala vs 'di rehistrado' na bakuna sa rabies

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 31 08:13 PM

Naglabas ng abiso ang World Health Organization kaugnay ng mga counterfeit o hindi rehistradong bakuna na kumalat sa ilang ospital at naiturok sa ilang pasyente.  Read more »

Watch out: WHO warns against these top health threats in 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 18 04:13 PM

From outbreaks of diseases to the health impact of pollution, the world is constantly fighting different health challenges. Read more »

Mga 'posibleng' magkasakit sa puso, diabetes 'mas bumabata'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 09:22 PM

Kabilang dito ang mga karamdamang altapresyon, sakit sa puso, at diabetes. Read more »

Road traffic deaths continue to rise in the Philippines: WHO report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 02:06 PM

Road traffic deaths continue to rise in the Philippines, with an estimated 12,690 deaths in 2016, a new report recently released by the World Health Organization showed. Read more »

DOTr, aminadong di 'child friendly' ang mga kalsada sa Pinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 10:53 PM

Aksidente sa kalsada ang pangunahing dahilan ng pagkamatay ng mga kabataan, ayon sa pag-aaral ng World Health Organization.  Read more »

ALAMIN: Ano ang methanol?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 07 09:20 PM

Ano nga ba ang methanol at epekto nito sa katawan ng taong nalason sa inuming nahaluan nito?   Read more »

Road accident deaths swell to 1.35 million each year: WHO

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 07 01:45 PM

Road accidents kill someone every 24 seconds, with a total of 1.35 million traffic deaths around the world each year, the World Health Organization said Friday, demanding global action.   Read more »