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DepEd health initiative for schoolchildren bags international award

Pasig City (20 December) — The Essential Health Care Program (EHCP) being implemented by the Department of Education has been recognized as one of the world’s best practices in primary health care among school children. The award was bestowed by the Global South-South Development Expo, a United Nations-wide annual event. It was handed out in [...]

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“Wonder Bread” help nourish the children — DepEd

MANILA, May 4 (PNA) — The Department of Education (DepEd) on Sunday expressed optimism the “interventions” being done by the department will help reduce the number of under-nourished students feared to reach more than 20 percent or more than two million this school year.

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