Asia Pacific Management and Research Group, Inc. https://apmargin.org/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:18:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/apmargin.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-draft-seal.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Asia Pacific Management and Research Group, Inc. https://apmargin.org/ 32 32 245257326 How Eastern Visayas Is Lowering Its Adolescent Pregnancy Rate https://apmargin.org/adolescent-pregnancy-eastern-visayas/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:13:20 +0000 https://apmargin.org/?p=5781 Adolescent pregnancy carries health, educational, and economic consequences that follow young Filipinas for the rest of their lives. In Eastern Visayas, a program built around youth leadership and stronger local governance is showing measurable progress, offering a model other regions may be able to follow

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]]> 5781 The Philippines Is Doubling Its TB Budget. Here Is Why That Matters https://apmargin.org/tuberculosis-elimination-philippines-2026/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:23:26 +0000 https://apmargin.org/?p=5772 Tuberculosis kills an estimated 98 Filipinos every day. DOH and WHO are now targeting 12 million screenings in 2026 backed by a budget nearly double last year's, funded by AI assisted portable X-rays and a shortened drug resistant treatment regimen.

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]]> 5772 Why a Color-Coded Food Label Could Change How Filipinos Eat https://apmargin.org/front-of-pack-nutrition-labelling/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:52:34 +0000 https://apmargin.org/?p=5753 A simple colored label on the front of a food package could shape what millions of Filipino families buy. Government agencies researchers and health groups gathered in Quezon City to discuss a front of pack nutrition labelling system designed to make sugar sodium and fat content impossible to miss.

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]]> 5753 Leptospirosis Cases Rise Every Rainy Season https://apmargin.org/leptospirosis-rainy-season-philippines-2026/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:14:11 +0000 https://apmargin.org/?p=5738 With the 2026 rainy season now underway, DOH's past data shows leptospirosis cases typically climb within weeks of the official onset. Here is the pattern and the prevention steps that matter most.

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]]> 5738 Why Ebola Doesn’t Easily Become a Global Pandemic https://apmargin.org/ebola-pandemic-risk/ Thu, 28 May 2026 18:36:00 +0000 https://apmargin.org/?p=5728 Ebola is deadly. But its own biology keeps it from spreading globally. Here is what the science says about why containment works, and what the 2026 DRC-Uganda outbreak actually signals.

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]]> 5728 Fatty Liver in Normal-Weight Filipinos https://apmargin.org/fatty-liver-in-normal-weight-filipinos/ Mon, 25 May 2026 00:06:16 +0000 https://apmargin.org/?p=5701 Fatty liver disease is not only a problem for people who are overweight. A growing body of research shows that normal-weight Filipinos can develop the condition silently, with no obvious symptoms and no warning on the scale.

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]]> 5701 When the Love Goes Quiet: What Caregiving Does to the Heart https://apmargin.org/caregiver-emotional-detachment-loss-of-love/ Thu, 21 May 2026 23:28:19 +0000 https://apmargin.org/?p=5635 Most people talk about the physical toll of caregiving. Almost nobody talks about the moment you reach for the feeling you used to have for this person and find something flat where it used to be. Peer-reviewed research has a name for that, and for everything that follows.

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]]> 5635 Mobile Phones and Maternal Health https://apmargin.org/mobile-phones-and-maternal-health/ Mon, 18 May 2026 01:39:41 +0000 https://apmargin.org/?p=5617 Can a Phone Save a Mother’s Life? What the Global Evidence Actually Shows May 18, 2026 Can a Phone Save a Mother’s Life? What the Global Evidence Actually Shows In the Philippines, a significant proportion of mothers miss at least one recommended maternal care visit. Geography, cost, long queues, and lack of information all get […]

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]]> 5617 PCOS Is Now Called PMOS https://apmargin.org/pcos-now-called-pmos/ Fri, 15 May 2026 12:25:13 +0000 https://apmargin.org/?p=5611 After 14 years of research and global advocacy, PCOS is now officially called PMOS. Experts say the new name better explains the condition beyond ovarian cysts.

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]]> 5611 Antimicrobial Resistance and the Rise of Superbugs https://apmargin.org/antimicrobial-resistance-superbugs-global-threat/ Sun, 10 May 2026 22:04:23 +0000 https://apmargin.org/?p=5520 Antimicrobial resistance or AMR is becoming a growing global health concern as bacteria and other microbes evolve resistance to medicines. Experts warn that misuse of antibiotics in healthcare, agriculture, and food systems may accelerate the rise of dangerous superbugs.

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