Health

Bulacan conducts ‘Oplan: Ligtas Tigdas’ vs. rising measles cases

By Manny Balbin/PNA CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan -- In a bid to prevent the spread of measles in the province, the provincial government of Bulacan through the Provincial Health Office on Monday...

DOH Calabarzon launches massive anti-measles drive

By Saul Pa-a/PNA CALAMBA CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) Calabarzon regional office on Monday directed all Provincial Health Offices (PHOs), City Health Offices (CHOs), National Immunization Program (NIP) coordinators and Provincial...

DOH-11 intensifies drive vs. measles

By Lilian Mellejor/PNA DAVAO CITY – Despite a low number of measle cases in the Davao Region, the Department of Health (DOH) has started intensifying the immunization drive for measles and broaden deployment...

Measles outbreak due to vaccine hesitancy: DOH

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday identified vaccine hesitancy of the public as one of the reasons for the recent measles outbreak in some regions...

‘Isolation rooms’, ‘fast lanes’ pushed for measles patients

By PNA ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH)  has encouraged government hospitals in Western Visayas to dedicate isolation rooms for measles cases. Marlyn M. Convocar, DOH 6 (Western Visayas) director, said...

Children’s rights group to parents: Have your kids immunized

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- A children's advocacy group on Friday appealed to parents to complete the immunization of their children before reaching two years old to ensure their healthy growth...

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