MANILA, Philippines — For every 1,000 people, only 0.5 hospital beds are available on average. This needs to be tripled to 1.5 beds, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, January 16.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the 2025 national budget with a provision for the “conditional implementation” of some items, including a controversial “ayuda” (aid) progr ...

"The Ministry of Health (MoH) has received reports from health facilities indicating adverse reactions in children following the use of REPLENISH, a brand of ready- to-use therapeutic food (RUTF ...

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority (NDA) has said that they are yet to determine whether everyone who used Replenish, a ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) prescribed for ...

What’s inside this Plumpy’Nut® sachet that has saved millions of children? Plumpy’Nut®, also known as ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), is a high-energy peanut paste containing sugar, vegetable ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday directed the Department of Health (DOH) to ensure that the services of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth ...

The Ministry of Health has suspended the use of Replenish, a locally manufactured ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) used in the treatment of severe malnutrition, following reports of adverse ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines said Tuesday it was alarmed by Chinese coast guard patrols which are growing closer to the country’s shore. Beijing claims most of the South China Sea despite an ...

MANILA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Japan, the Philippines and the United States vowed to further deepen cooperation under a trilateral arrangement in the face of rising tensions in Asia's waters ...

Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippines of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ on Thursday in one of the world’s grandest displays of ...

SINGAPORE: The Philippines is willing to discuss and manage its maritime tensions with China via diplomatic means but will not compromise on its territorial sovereignty, said its foreign affairs ...

(AP Photo/Basilio Sepe) Devotees grab the rope as they pull a glass-covered carriage carrying the image of Jesus Nazareno during its annual procession in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.