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Philippine health workers strike over unpaid benefits

WEBHealth workers at 10 private hospitals in Manila staged a one-hour work stoppage on Aug. 30 to protest poor salaries, benefits and what they say is a lack of …

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Vatican conference examines ways to improve global health

WEBIntermountain Health Care, founded in 2018, has already put 40 public-domain prescription drugs on the market and expects to have 60 by the year's end. …

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Food's important for human health and cultural identity

WEBThe variety of food consumed by the locals has decreased, and this lack of variety of staples has had a serious impact on health. Child stunting, mainly caused by …

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Indian Christians offer hospitals, service to fight Covid-19

WEBThe priest, also national secretary of the Catholic Health Association of India, told UCA News that "the Christian community always stood in the forefront to fight …

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Insurance sought for Indian priests, nuns after Covid deaths

WEBCompulsory health insurance cover for Catholic priests and nuns in India is essential after more than 180 Catholic priests and 165 nuns died of Covid-19 in just one …

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Philippine priest demands end to 'useless' reproductive health law

WEBUpdated: September 23, 2020 09:00 AM GMT. A Catholic priest has called on the Philippine government to repeal the country’s reproductive health law after authorities admitted it …

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Suicides highlight poor mental health care in Indonesia

WEBIdeally, public health centers should have a full-time doctor, nurses and a mental health professional, considering such centers are present in almost every …

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Mobile clinic narrows healthcare gap in Timor-Leste

WEBThis has been helped by a health budget that has curved upward since 2008. The government allocated $67.2 million for the Ministry of Health in 2014 to build 39 …

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Filipino health groups oppose waste-to-energy bill

WEBPublic health groups in the Philippines have joined environmental groups to oppose a bill that seeks to lift a nearly two-decade ban on incinerators for disposal of …

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Catholic bishops tackle rising suicides in Philippines

WEBUpdated: June 15, 2022 10:28 AM GMT. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has intensified its fight for mental health services to curb the rising rate of …

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Philippine health workers threaten to quit over corruption

WEBUpdated: August 17, 2021 08:22 AM GMT. A group of Filipino health workers including nurses and doctors have threatened to resign and called on the medical community to …

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Student suicides raise alarm bells in Hong Kong

WEBA surge in suicide cases among students has prompted authorities in Hong Kong to adopt a plan for greater mental health support in the city, says a report.. The …

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Sultan gets Brunei's first Covid-19 vaccination jab

WEBThe Sultan of Brunei has received his country’s first Covid-19 vaccination as the country geared up for the rolling out of its national inoculation program. The sultan …

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'Cursed' mental patients face misery in Bangladesh

WEBMental health gets only about half a percent of Bangladesh’s health sector budget, while there is less than one psychiatrist for about 100,000 people, according to …

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Holy See granted permanent observer status at the WHO

WEBThe World Health Assembly has adopted a resolution to formalize the participation of the Holy See in the World Health Organization as a nonmember state …

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Indonesia launches mental health hotline service

WEBThe Indonesian government has launched a hotline service to support people’s mental health needs during the coronavirus pandemic. Called the …

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Staying healthy in a schizoid world

WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) describes mental health as the state of someone who “functions at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral …

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Gospel of Prosperity, the oft-trodden path to salvation

WEBSince the 1990s, the health and wealth gospel has grown in influence within Catholicism, most significantly through the Charismatic Renewal, which has adopted …

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Appeal for eliminating teen pregnancies in the Philippines

WEBA global child rights organization has urged the government to curb early and unintended pregnancies among teenagers in the Philippines, which has one of the …

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Bangladesh’s life-threatening chemical hazards

WEBBangladesh’s life-threatening chemical hazards. Health problems are rife among workers engaged in Bangladesh's numerous chemical industries. Here, drums …

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Myanmar junta targets Catholic institutions in Kayah state

WEBThe Karuna dispensary situated inside Christ the King Cathedral compound in Loikaw, the capital city of Kayah state, was raided by Myanmar junta forces on Nov. …

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