A Philippine ?s?enator said the country should have more ?b?arangay ?nutrition ?s?cholars to address the problems of the health sector including malnutrition.
“Where do I pump? Where do I express my milk?” These are the common questions faced by breastfeeding mothers when in public places or establishments.
There were as many as 7,000 tuberculosis cases recorded in the Davao Region ?in the first two quarters of the year, a health official said?, describing it as already half the number recorded last year.? Department of Health R?egional Tuberculosis Program Medical Coordinator, Dr. Hansel Amoguis said "there’s still six months remaining to determine whether the number of cases detected have increased?."
A group of mothers expressed alarm over the decrease of the number of lactating mothers who complete exclusive breastfeeding to their infants, a situation that signals the increase of infants and babies being fed by substitute milk.
One major factor why the city’s prevalence rate on smoking is lower than the national prevalence rate is because of the strict implementation of the anti-smoking ordinance, an official said.