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As vaccine debate rages, polio reemerges

Christian Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 08:09 PM

The resurgence of the polio virus, eradicated in the Philippines nearly 2 decades ago, has put the spotlight on the raging battle against a lingering anti-vaccine sentiment, which is also blamed for the outbreak of measles and dengue earlier this year. Read more »

The ANC Brief: From behind bars

ANC
Posted at Sep 20 05:28 AM

The drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison is alive and well. Here are the big stories making the headlines on ANC today:   Read more »

WHO, UNICEF tell parents to vaccinate kids under age 5 amid polio re-emergence

Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 07:06 PM

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged parents and guardians of children under age 5 to have them vaccinated in wake of re-emergence of polio in the Philippines. Read more »

WHO: 1 tao namamatay kada 40 segundo dahil sa suicide

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 08:24 PM

Iginiit ng mga eksperto na may mga paraan para maiwasan ang suicide. Read more »

Experts challenge WHO with 'epic' goal to eradicate malaria by 2050

Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at Sep 09 07:47 AM

In a major report that contradicted the conclusions of a WHO-led malaria review last month, 41 specialists said a future free of malaria -- one of the world's oldest and deadliest diseases -- can be achieved as early as 2050. Read more »

Plastic particles in drinking water present 'low' risk - WHO

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at Aug 22 09:29 AM

GENEVA - Microplastics contained in drinking water pose a "low" risk to human health at current levels, but more research is needed to reassure consumers, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.   Read more »

Global measles cases triple year-on-year: WHO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 13 09:33 PM

SWITZERLAND - Measles cases nearly tripled globally during the first seven months of the year compared to the same period in 2018, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, amid growing concern over public resistance to the vaccine. Read more »

WHO, UNICEF seek more 'family-friendly policies' to help moms breastfeed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 06:35 PM

The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday called on governments and employers to adopt more "family-friendly policies" that support breastfeeding as they underscored its role on children's overall development. Read more »

WHO sounds Ebola alarm as risks intensify

Tom Miles, Reuters
Posted at Jul 18 05:47 PM

GENEVA - The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared Congo's Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, sounding a rarely used global alarm after the virus threatened to spread to a major city and into neighboring countries. Read more »

DOH: 4 regions have already shown dengue epidemic proportions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 03:50 PM

Philippine health officials have declared a nationwide dengue alert following an alarming rise in the number of cases of the mosquito-borne disease, a spike so serious that the World Health Organization warns the country may experience a severe dengue epidemic this year. Read more »

National dengue alert idineklara ng DOH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 15 09:54 PM

Idineklara ang national dengue alert dahil sa mabilis na pagtaas ng bilang ng mga kaso ng nasabing sakit sa bansa. Read more »

DOH: Bilang ng dengue cases halos doble sa 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 07:16 PM

Lampas 90,000 ang dengue cases sa unang 6 buwan ng taon, halos doble sa tala sa parehong panahon ng 2018.   Read more »

Donors throw lifeline to suicide hotline after near shutdown

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 28 10:24 AM

In the brink of a shutdown this week, Hopeline found help in Globe Telecom, the Natasha Goulbourn foundation and private donors who vowed to continue support following the pullout of government support.  Read more »

Higit 24 milyong Pinoy biktima ng hanging may halong usok ng yosi: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 08:08 PM

Bukod sa nakakaadik na nicotine, ang isang stick ng sigarilyo ay may taglay na 12 kemikal na masama sa kalusugan.  Read more »

WHO clarifies 'burnout' an 'occupational phenomenon' not disease

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 28 08:43 PM

The World Health Organization said Tuesday that "burn-out" remains an "occupational phenomenon" that could lead someone to seek care but it is not considered a medical condition.   Read more »

More than 1,000 dead in D.R. Congo Ebola epidemic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 11:01 AM

KINSHASA, DR Congo - More than 1,000 people have now died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said, as aid workers warned that the highly contagious virus combined with insecurity in the restive region was creating a "deeply worrying situation."   Read more »

WHO: Paggamit ng gadgets ng mga bata, dapat 1 oras lang

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 01:01 AM

ayon sa World Health Organization, may limitasyon lang dapat ang paggamit ng gadgets ng mga bata. Read more »

Push to cure hepatitis B, a neglected disease

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 11 06:03 AM

China, India, Nigeria, Indonesia, and the Philippines account for nearly 60 percent of all infections. Read more »

3 in 10 health facilities in PH lack access to clean toilets: UN report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 03:08 PM

Three out of 10 health care facilities in the Philippines lack access to clean toilets, according to a joint report by two UN agencies.  Read more »

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 »