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A multi-sectoral alliance group has awarded the Philippine government for its landmark achievement in tobacco control, particularly the passage and ongoing implementation of the Philippine Sin Tax Reform Law.

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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have joined forces to assist Asia Pacific countries in identifying priority actions for dengue prevention and control, a statement released by the ASEAN Secretariat said here on Friday.

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The number of Filipinos dying from malaria has decreased by almost half in the last two years, according to the data released by the Department of Health (DOH) last Friday.

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Following years of effort, Taiwan was finally seated as an observer to the World Health Assembly in 2009 and has been invited to attend again this year.

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MANILA (Xinhua) -- A team of international experts is investigating the Ebola Reston virus found in pigs at two farms in the northern Philippines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today.

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What do these famous personalities have in common? All died of tuberculosis. Although tuberculosis (TB) has been widely regarded as a "poor man’s disease," history has shown that TB knows no cultural, financial or international boundaries.
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have joined forces to assist Asia Pacific countries in identifying priority actions for dengue prevention and control, a statement released by the ASEAN Secretariat said here on Friday.

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The number of Filipinos dying from malaria has decreased by almost half in the last two years, according to the data released by the Department of Health (DOH) last Friday.

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Following years of effort, Taiwan was finally seated as an observer to the World Health Assembly in 2009 and has been invited to attend again this year.

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MANILA (Xinhua) -- A team of international experts is investigating the Ebola Reston virus found in pigs at two farms in the northern Philippines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today.

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