WHO, DOH Target 12M Filipinos to be screened for Tuberculosis by 2026; Philippines aims to double budget for TB Services
Under the newly approved Philippine Strategic TB Elimination Plan Phase 2 (PhilSTEP2) 2025-2030, the Department of Health (DOH) aims to screen twelve million Filipinos nationwide b ...
Statement on WHO’s tobacco control work and governance
Tobacco remains one of the leading causes of preventable deaths globally. Here in the Philippines, tobacco kills around 100,000 people each year – more than 10 every hour.
Eastern Visayas Makes Strides in Reducing Adolescent Pregnancy by Strengthening Youth Leadership and Governance through UN joint efforts
Samar and Southern Leyte have taken important steps to reduce adolescent pregnancies and improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health through the Expanded Youth Leadership and ...
From the barangays to the city: Pasig builds inclusive urban health through community action
In Pasig City, community engagement is helping build a more inclusive, efficient, and responsive health governance framework that fosters healthier communities. As part of WHO Init ...
21 July 2023 | Spotlights
Village leaders support a stronger health care network in Davao Region
Beyond the plate: How multisectoral collaboration is advancing food safety in the Philippines
Strengthening the Philippines’ capacity to understand and improve its health information landscape for emergency response
World Oral Health Day 2026
Chile becomes the first country in the Americas to be verified by WHO for the elimination of leprosy
Statement of the Forty-fourth Meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency Committee
WHO releases updated Health Inequality Data Repository and Health Equity Assessment Toolkit
WHO calls for a global shift to environmentally friendly, less invasive and affordable oral health care
