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Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH)

May 24, 2023

73 million Filipinos suffering tooth decay: Official

He noted that eight of 10 Filipino children suffer from “childhood caries” or “decaying baby teeth” because they are fed with sweetened infant formula.

Decaying tooth (Credit: drbriandental)
January 17, 2023

COVID-19: Maternal, infant deaths spike in Philippines

The Philippines’ Department of Health said Tuesday that maternal and infant deaths spiked during the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health workers attending to Covid-19 patient