The Philippines Department of Health in the Eastern Visayas are reporting a 2-times increase in dengue fever cases during the first five weeks of 2019 compared to last year. According to the data, the...

The city of Baybay, Leyte, south of Tacloban has declared a state of health emergency earlier this week due to an increase in dengue fever cases, according to the Philippine News Agency. According to...

In a follow-up to a report on the chikungunya outbreak in southern Leyte’s Maasin City, The Department of Health (DOH) in the region has intensified its information educational campaign in the three...

An outbreak of chikungunya has been declared in the southern Leyte capital of Maasin City after Department of Health officials reported 548 cases in the past three months. According to DoH-8 Regional...

The number of dengue fever cases in the Philippines through Aug. 6 stands at 84,085, an increase of 16 percent compared to the same period in 2015. Most regions are seeing increases in infection from...

In an update of the gastrointestinal disease outbreak in the Eastern Visayas provinces of Samar and Leyte, DOH regional director Minerva P. Molon said that to date, a total of 4, 277 persons were afflicted...

Philippines health officials are expected to announce the laboratory results of the yet unknown etiologie(s) at a press conference later today. The outbreak of diarrhea has affected some 3500 people in...

In a follow-up to reports on the diarrhea outbreak that has struck parts of the Eastern Visayas, particularly Samar province, DOH Regional Director Minerva Molon says the death toll has reached 44 as...

An outbreak of diarrheal disease in the Eastern Visayas, particularly the island of Samar has accounted for 1, 476 cases of illness and 21 deaths, according to local health officials. The outbreak has...

Filipina actress and television host, Anne Curtis was recently appointed UNICEF Celebrity Advocate for Children joining UNICEF National Ambassador Gary Valenciano and UNICEF Special Advocate for Children...