Health

Bacolodnons warned vs. lepto as cases rise by 50%

BACOLOD CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) warned residents here anew to exercise caution against leptospirosis as cases increased by 50 percent from January 1 to August 4 this year. Records at...

DOH to start examining profiled Dengvaxia vaccinees on Friday

IMUS CITY, Cavite – The Department of Health (DOH) Calabarzon regional office will start conducting physical examination (PE) on profiled Dengvaxia vaccine recipients at the Sta. Rosa Community Hospital on Friday (Aug...

UN Stepping Up Ebola Screening of Refugees Fleeing DR Congo

GENEVA — The U.N. refugee agency reports it is stepping up efforts to reduce the risk of the spread of the deadly Ebola virus as refugees flee DR Congo. Latest estimates put...

PRRD support to boost passage of universal health care bill

SAN JOSE CITY, Nueva Ecija -- Senator Jose Victor Ejercito on Saturday expressed hope that the universal health care (UHC) bill he authored will fare well after the State of the Nation...

Dengue fast lanes reactivated in Iloilo hospitals

ILOILO CITY -- Dengue fast lanes in all 12 government-run hospitals in the province of Iloilo have been activated to ensure that all dengue cases are properly attended to. Provincial Administrator Raul Banias,...

Baybay steps up fight vs. dengue

BAYBAY CITY, Leyte -- The city government here has intensified its information dissemination drive and its search and destruction of mosquito breeding grounds in villages affected by the dengue outbreak. Baybay City Mayor...

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