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Health Alert News & features are collection of health and development articles to provide relevant and up-to-date health information to the public. The articles we come up to are based from newspaper clippings, journals, secondary data we gather from different institutions, and from the forums, lectures & conferences we attended.

ARCHIVE: 2004


December 2005
DOH Tackled health concerns in 2005
World AIDS Campaign Calls for Greater Accountability of Leadership
Experts Warn vs Over Population
10 Firms Join Population Management Program



November 2005
Gay wedding irks Miriam College
Urban Legend: Breast Feeding Causes Sagging
Filipinos Reproductive Health in Need of Attention
RP Health System on the Verge of Collapsing



October 2005
Parasite Plague Seven Out of Ten Children
Vatican Closed Doors on Homosexuality Marriage for Priests
Too Many Take Up Nursing, But Not Staying
Male Menopause Treatment



September 2005
Hepatitis B Can Cause Liver Cancer
Brides Go Cyberspace
Newborn Screening Can Save Lives
Gays, Lesbians March to Denounce Martial Law



August 2005
RP’s Young Women Face Unplanned Pregnancies
Government Fails to Reach its 5-year Population Target
DOH Warns of ‘Second Wind’ for Dengue
Study Shows Only 5% of Pinays Think They Are Beautiful



July 2005
Private Health Expenditure Outweighs Government Contribution to Health Spending
Spain Legalizes Gay Marriage
WHO Warns Against Massive Flu Outbreak
Fighting AIDS in Asia



June 2005
Shortage of doctors foreseen in Western Visayas
Abusive health personnel, symptomatic of poor health system
More women in Eastern Visayas and Mindanao give birth at home
32.8 million Filipino children malnourished



May 2005
Survey shows that most Filipinos favor 2 child-limit and contraceptives
Reproductive health and family planning advocacy efforts threatened in Manila City
Local health funds lost to corruption and politics
Misconceptions on HIV/AIDS among Filipinos continue to persist



April 2005
UN Boosts RP Contraceptive Use
Aging Population to Reach 1.2B in Asia-Pacific by 2050
HIV Cases Among Asian Women Increase Anti-Measles Campaign
Child Trafficking Rivals Trade in Drugs and Arms
33% Pinoys Lack Food Yet Overweight Cases Increased



March 2005
Filipino Voters Choose Candidates with Population Agenda
Muslims Declare “Fatwah” on Family Planning
HIV Cases Among Asian Women Increase Anti-Measles Campaign
Proto-type Rape Kits Being Developed for Crime Investigation


February 2005
Low Simmer or Slow Boil?
Pinoy Teens Report on their Friends’ Sexual Activity
Reds Officiate First Gay Marriage in NPA
Smoking Among Young Filipinos Down – WHO


January 2005
Tsunami Hit Asia, Death Toll May Climb Over 185,000
Bishop Slams Govt’s P100-M Family Planning Drive
7 out of 10 Infants Have Anemia
WHO Sets Campaign vs. Childhood Obesity


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