Category: Community
Study: Rising diabetes in Malaysia; food costs, social pressure hinder healthy choices
As Malaysia grapples with a soaring diabetes rate — the highest in the Western Pacific and among the highest globally — Sunway Healthcare Group (SHG) is stepping up with its “Know Diabetes” campaign. The initiative, launched in conjunction with World […]
Calamities may dampen NR supply – ANRPC report
Philippine researchers have developed a smart polymer with promising biomedical applications. Their study, published on August 10, 2024, highlights the polymer’s adaptability to environmental changes. This team focused on “stimuli-responsive” polymers, which react to changes in temperature or pH, with […]
PH Senators Call for PhilHealth Funds to Remain in Health System Amid SC’s TRO
In a decisive move to protect the health care system’s resources, Philippine senators have voiced strong support for a Supreme Court (SC) decision that temporarily halts the transfer of excess Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) funds to the National Treasury. […]
Japan, SoKor, and US unite to boost BARMM healthcare with investment
Japan, South Korea, and the US have committed Php1.6 billion (US$29 million) over five years to improve health outcomes and advance Universal Health Care in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Philippines. Through a Memorandum of Cooperation signed […]
Agilent and NUS Launch Center of Excellence in Cell Metabolism to Improve Population Health
Agilent Technologies has announced a new strategic partnership with the National University of Singapore (NUS), acting through the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine), to establish the NUS-Agilent Center of Excellence (CoE) in Cell Metabolism. This scientific collaboration […]
Japan Considers Elderly Medical Cost Hile by 2028 to Address Aging Population
The Japanese government is evaluating the expansion of the pool of elderly people required to cover 30% of their medical expenses, as part of new measures adopted Friday to address the country’s aging population. Under the current public health insurance […]
New MOU Formalizes Healthcare Worker Deployment to Singapore
The Philippines and Singapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalize the recruitment and deployment of Filipino healthcare workers to Singapore. The MOU signed by Secretary for Migrant Workers Hans Leo Cacdac and Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung, […]
Asia Sees Rising Mpox Cases; Takes Action with Control and Treatment Measures
Bracing from another health crisis? Since May 2022, monkeypox (now named mpox), caused by Clade I and Clade II of the monkeypox virus, a species of the genus Orthopoxvirus, has been reported in both non-endemic and endemic countries. Notably, many […]
Cambodia Reaffirms ASEAN Health Cooperation Pledge
Cambodia’s Minister of Health, Chheang Ra, reaffirmed the country’s dedication to improving the health and well-being of ASEAN citizens by strengthening cooperation with ASEAN and its dialogue partners. The commitment was announced during the 16th ASEAN Health Ministers’ Meeting (AHMM) […]
WHO Declares Mpox Outbreak in Africa a Public Health Emergency of International concern
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and other African countries a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005). […]
