MANY GRADUATES of healthcare programs are inadequately prepared to operate in a public-health environment, particularly in delivering community medicine in remote areas, the Ateneo de Manila ...

Despite being a top exporter of health care professionals, the Philippines faces a chronic shortage of nurses and physicians.

As the nurse aide helped me get settled in my hospital bed the day after Election Day, she noticed the indelible ink on my index finger. “Sir, you were able to vote in spite of your condition? I hope ...

THE Philippines and Japan reaffirmed their strong health partnership on the sidelines of the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA), highlighting mutual support for key global and national health priorities ...

are major hurdles to the implementation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the country. Despite being a top exporter of healthcare professionals, the Philippines faces a chronic shortage of ...

MASBATE CITY (PIA) – An interagency group is calling on newly elected mayors in the Bicol region to ensure that their primary ...

In April 2024, the medical clinic of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) became the first non-uniformed government agency to be accredited by PhilHealth as a KPP in the National ...

Years ago, I worked as a volunteer staff nurse at the Emergency Room Department of a district hospital in Laguna. Like many ...

Not only does the Philippines have fewer than eight doctors per 10,000 people ... are major hurdles to the implementation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the country. The study found that many ...

acciona.org in the Philippines quadrupled the number of beneficiaries of its renewable electricity services to nearly 12,000 people in 2024. The nonprofit organization helped 2,608 households ...