Higala is a Philippines-based inclusive banking infrastructure company providing instant-payments and digital-banking solutions that enable rural, thrift, and cooperative banks…
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Singapore to develop world’s first wearable ultrasound for elderly care
Higala is a Philippines-based inclusive banking infrastructure company providing instant-payments and digital-banking solutions that enable rural, thrift, and cooperative banks…
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Clinical trial results show potential to shorten TB treatment time
New clinical trial results show that the novel antibiotic candidate sorfequiline (TBAJ-876), a next-generation diarylquinoline, has the potential to improve…
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Health advocates urge Philippine government to end tobacco influence
Public health and child rights groups urged the Philippine government to end relationships with “big tobacco” and break free from…
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Major malaria test kit fails in ASEAN even as malaria cases double in Asia Pacific
A leading global malaria rapid test kit has been declared “not fit for purpose” a new study found.
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Mental health is now primary care — if you can get it
For the first time, the United Nations has formally placed mental health on equal footing with chronic diseases like cardiovascular…
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Flood control corruption an obscene plunder of much-needed climate funds – Greenpeace
The Philippines could have potentially lost as much as Php1.089 trillion (US$19.45 billion) of the government’s climate-tagged expenditures to corruption…
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New blood test identifies treatable asthma in most patients
A new blood test could revolutionize how asthma is treated, offering a precise, effective, and affordable path to relief for…
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DOH, UNICEF, Japan launched digital immunization system for kids in the Philippines
DigiVace, a set of digital applications designed to replace paper-based immunization records of children, was launched by the Department of…
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Philippine lifts poultry import ban on Australia
The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted its temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and…
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