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According to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has allocated P250 million for the program, which was designed to fill the shortage of Filipino doctors.


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Coops seen to help former drug users

March 10, 2009 - 12:00am

CEBU, Philippines – The program for recovering drug dependents is set to include in its after-care services the putting up of a cooperative so that drug users on their way to full rehabilitation will be assured...

Cebu News

DOH protects organ donors

January 27, 2008 - 12:00am

The Department of Health (DOH) is set to release this week a measure refining the country’s policies on organ transplantation. Health Undersecretary Jade del Mundo said the administrative order was designed...

News Commentary

100 med students to compose first batch of ‘Pinoy MD Wanted’ scholars

By Sheila Crisostomo | April 9, 2006 - 12:00am

A total of 100 students will compose the first batch of scholars who will enroll in medical schools this June under the government’s scholarship program called "Pinoy MD Wanted," the Department of...

Headlines

DOH launches medical tourism campaign

By Evelyn Macairan | January 12, 2006 - 12:00am

Health officials launched yesterday a campaign to promote so-called medical tourism in the Philippines in an effort to grab a slice of the multibillion-dollar industry. In a program to formally promote the country...

Headlines

500,000 Filipinos unnecessarily suffering from cataracts, experts say

By Sheila Crisostomo | August 4, 2005 - 12:00am

Half a million Filipinos are suffering from cataracts and other forms of blindness, experts said yesterday. Health Undersecretary Jade del Mundo said the country’s economic gains dropped in 2002 by 13 percent...

Headlines