The Department of Health (DOH) is shifting its priorities to the delivery of primary health care at the community level by ...

Holy Name Medical Center is deploying AI-powered hand hygiene stations in departments that treat the hospital’s most vulnerable patients.

The state Department of Health’s Food Safety Branch has issued a red “closed” placard and immediately shut down Hiro’s Place in Hilo due to multiple repeated food safety violations.

The Department of Health (DOH) has warned that aside from heat stroke, extreme heat can also cause various illnesses, ...

The DOH said a vaccination rate of 95% is needed to protect communities against an outbreak, but that some schools on Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii Island reported vaccination rates below 75%.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) has urged Filipinos to have their pets vaccinated against rabies annually as the agency reported a record number of 426 rabies-related deaths ...

Handwashing then gained attention in campaigns to reduce the spread of diseases like the flu, norovirus, and more recently, COVID-19. The importance of proper handwashing—with soap and water for ...

Besides vaccination, the DOH also urged the public to observe good hygiene (proper and regular handwashing, covering coughs, and wearing facemasks), and keep the environment clean to prevent the ...

The Department of Health on Friday urged the public to get children under 2 years old vaccinated against measles-rubella after recording a rise in cases ...

According to DOH data, 625 cases ... The health department also reminds the public to practice proper personal and respiratory hygiene, such as regular handwashing with soap and water, to prevent the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Eleven more drugs were included in the Philippine National Formulary (PNF)’s list of essential medicines, according to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth ...

A 1-year-old infant became the first victim of a hand, foot and mouth outbreak now at 188 cases with all but one on the island of St. Thomas, Department of Health officials said at a press ...