A new study on Ivermectin that showed it's ineffective for early treatment of COVID-19 prompted renewed criticisms against politicians who were pushing
MANILA - Rep. Michael Defensor (Anakalusugan) has warned that the Philippines could see a fresh surge in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in the years ahead due to disruptions in health services caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. "A total of 12,341 new HIV infections were diagnosed in the country in 2021, up by 54 percent from the 8,036 new cases detected in 2020," Defensor said in a news release on Sunday. Defensor said the country's cumulative confirmed HIV caseload could breach the 100,000-mark within the first half of this year. Last year's new infections brought to 94,337 the aggregate number of confirmed cases in the National HIV/AIDS (acquired immuno deficiency syndrome) Registry, Defensor said. "The next Congress may have to increase annual funding for HIV prevention and treatment to cope with the surge in new infections and the demand for treatment," Defensor said. He said there's no question that the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted t
MANILA – Rep. Michael Defensor (Anakalusugan) has warned that the Philippines could see a fresh surge in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in the
MANILA - Congress has set aside a total of PHP7.8 billion in the 2022 national budget for feeding programs that are expected to benefit over 3.6 million undernourished children, Rep. Michael Defensor (Anakalusugan) said on Sunday, ahead of the observance of November as National Children's Month. "We are counting on the national government's targeted feeding programs to help improve the nutritional and overall health condition of children from poverty-stricken families who continue to suffer from hunger," said Defensor, House committee on welfare of children vice chairperson. A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey in June found that an estimated 3.4 million Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger - hunger due to lack of food to eat - at least once in the past three months. Defensor said the Supplemental Feeding Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is getting PHP4.2 billion to provide meals and milk to 1.9 million children aged two
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