Hepatitis B care: Simplify to eradicate virus by 2030

  Chronic hepatitis B is present in one of 10 Filipinos, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It is not easy to diagnose because symptoms present few to none at all. It cannot be left undiagnosed because it may pose additional health risks such as cirrhosis and liver cancer. In 2019, the WHO recorded… Continue reading Hepatitis B care: Simplify to eradicate virus by 2030

Empower women with HPV screening

Human papillomavirus or HPV is second of the most common cancers in the Philippines. It is an invisible enemy but not to a HPV DNA test. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), DNA-based testing is more effective and more efficient than cytology-based tests (or pap smear).