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Infectious pertussis disease rising in Philippines with 54 deaths

MANILA, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said that the contagious bacterial disease called pertussis continues to spread in the country, noting that 54 children have died from the respiratory disease. From Jan. 1 to March 30, the DOH tallied 1,112 cases, or "almost 34 times that of the same period last year," with 54 deaths. "All 54 deaths are less than 5 years old," DOH.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 13th, 2024

Philippines logs 40 pertussis deaths this year

MANILA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Forty children have died of whopping cough, a respiratory infection also called pertussis, since this year, the Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) has reported. The DOH said in a statement on Wednesday that cases have continued to increase since the start of this year, recording 568 cases from Jan. 1 to March 16. "The total number of cases for the same period in 2023 was.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMar 28th, 2024

DOH, DOLE deny any hand in Cha-cha signature drive

MANILA, Philippines —  Representatives of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) denied that their agencies are involved in the controversial signature campaign to amend the 1987 Constitution. The clarification came after Senator Imee Marcos brought up, during the Senate’s Tuesday hearing, that DOH’s Medical Assistance for Indigent Patients.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 13th, 2024

Fire hits PGH main building

Dozens of patients were evacuated after a fire broke out at the main building of the Philippine General Hospital in Manila yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 13th, 2024

Sandigan upholds Dengvaxia raps vs Garin, 4 others

The Sandiganbayan has denied motions to dismiss filed by former health secretary Janette Garin and four former and incumbent officials over the allegedly anomalous P3.556-billion dengue mass vaccination program of the Aquino administration from 2010 to 2016......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 11th, 2024

DSWD taps Lapu-Lapu for Solo Parents Program

DSWD taps Lapu-Lapu for Solo Parents Program.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsFeb 21st, 2024

DOH to review stem cell treatment guidelines

The Department of Health will soon review and update the existing guidelines for stem cell treatment......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 22nd, 2024

Davao City logs 88 cervical cancer deaths in 2023

AN OFFICIAL from the City Health Office (CHO)-Technical Division said that they logged around 88 deaths caused by cervical cancer in Davao City in 2023......»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

ABTC: Rabies deaths decrease in Davao City

A REPRESENTATIVE from the Animal Bite and Treatment Centers (ABTCs) said that the number of rabies deaths has decreased from 13 in 2022 to four in 2023......»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

Kenya skips reopening of schools as flood-related deaths near 100

Kenya skips reopening of schools as flood-related deaths near 100.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

Kenya postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths near 100

Kenya postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths near 100.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

Philippines tallies 6 heat-related deaths

MANILA, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said it has received at least 34 cases of heat-related illness, including six deaths, from January 1 to April 18 this year. "The causes of death are still for verification," DOH Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo said. The 34 reported heat-related cases were from the central Visayas region in the central Philippines, the.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Cebu group demands probe into deaths of Bilar 5 in Bohol

Cebu group demands probe into deaths of Bilar 5 in Bohol.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMar 3rd, 2024

Mayor orders cave shutdown following deaths of ‘treasure hunters’

Mayor orders cave shutdown following deaths of ‘treasure hunters’.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsFeb 22nd, 2024

Gaza health crisis could kill 8,000 more by August even if fighting stops – report

If the fighting continues or escalates, traumatic injuries will make up the majority of excess deaths in Gaza. But deaths from malnutrition, infectious diseases like cholera and a lack of access to care for conditions like diabetes will also kill thousands......»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsFeb 21st, 2024

DOH logs 89 rabies deaths since January

Eighty-nine cases of human rabies have been recorded in the country......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 5th, 2024

Pertussis or whooping cough: 40 child deaths so far this year – DOH

MANILA, Philippines — Assistant Health Secretary Albert Domingo reported on Wednesday that as of March 16 this year, some 40 children had died of whooping cough — a respiratory infection also called pertussis. An increase in new pertussis cases nationwide had been observed nationwide, with 28 cases reported from March 10 to 16. READ: What.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 28th, 2024

DOH logs 7 rabies deaths

Seven people died of rabies as cases increased nationwide early this month......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 27th, 2024

Man kills 2 officers at police station in Malaysia in a suspected Jemaah Islamiyah attack

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A man stormed a police station in Malaysia and killed two police officers early Friday in what's being investigated as a Jemaah Islamiyah terror attack. The man also injured another officer before being shot dead. Material linked to Jemaah Islamiyah, a shadowy Southeast Asian terror network that is linked to al-Qaida, was found in the attacker's home and five members of his fami.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMay 18th, 2024

Pogo hubs linked to surveillance activities, hacking of websites

Pogo hubs linked to surveillance activities, hacking of websites.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024