DOH fears measles outbreak may hurt PH tourism, migrant workers

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 23:21:26 +0000

The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday expressed concern that tourism and the deployment of Filipino migrant workers may be adversely affected by the rising cases of measles in the country.

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‘Law needed for full-blast medical marijuana research’

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 06:36:20 +0000

A law is needed for a full blast study on medical marijuana since is not yet a “registrable product” under the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  a health official said Wednesday.

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DOH pushes for VAT exempt cancer medications

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 05:40:08 +0000

MANILA, Philippines—After the removal of the value-added tax (VAT) on medicines for diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol, the Department of Health (DOH) said it is now working for the tax exemption of cancer medications.

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