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MANILA, Philippines — An LGBTQ+ group on Sunday urged both the public and health experts to help set the record straight about the transmissibility of monkeypox and end the stigma around the community after misinformation about its…
It is August. There are occasional rains but no major storms so far. We had a bad earthquake and many in the northern part of the country are still reeling from it. At the same time, considering…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – In order to prevent panic and misinformation, the Cebu City Government is planning to conduct an education drive about monkeypox down to the grassroots level. City Health Officer, Dr. Jeffrey Ibones, said their…
MANILA, Philippines—Almost a week after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the monkeypox outbreak as a global health emergency, the Philippines recorded its first case amid the rapid spread of the virus across the globe. On July…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City will be waiting for instructions from the Department of Health (DOH) about the management of possible monkeypox cases, but the city will be ready for it. City Councilor Nerissa Soon-Ruiz, chairman…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Monday, August 1, assures that the region remains free of any confirmed cases of monkeypox. Nevertheless, the regional health office urged the public to…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Amid threats of monkeypox, there will be no more lockdowns in Cebu. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia made this assurance as the Capitol on Monday, August 1, marked the start of its-monthlong celebration for its…
MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino has been infected with monkeypox in Singapore, said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DOH) on Sunday. “There is one reported case of a Filipino male in Singapore who has been infected with…
(This report was first published by INQUIRER.net last May 23. We are reposting it to help prevent the spread of false information, panic or rumors about the disease and in the wake of the discovery of one case in…
Updated 2:05 p.m., 2:16 p.m. MANILA, Philippines — The first case of monkeypox has been detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Friday. DOH’s Dr. Beverly Ho said the case is a 31-year-old Filipino…
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said it was looking to purchase more jabs and antiviral drugs, this time for the monkeypox disease that has spread even to countries where it is not endemic. The DOH…
The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed 10 new cases of monkeypox, including the first case in the province of Ontario, bringing the country’s total to 26 cases, the agency said on Thursday. The province of…
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