Health

Illegal firecrackers still top cause of injuries: DOH

MANILA – Some 30 of the 42 people so far injured by firecrackers were handling illegal fireworks. "Twenty-six or 62 percent were caused by the Piccolo, an illegal firework," Department of Health (DOH) Epidemiology...

Official to shed light on NBI Dengvaxia probe: Aguirre

MANILA -- Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II disclosed a government official is willing to cooperate in the ongoing probe into the controversial P3.5 billion dengue immunization program of the Department of...

Pangasinan health exec eyes zero firecracker injury

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The Provincial Health Office (PHO) has called on barangay officials to set up a firecracker zone in their respective areas to ensure the safety of their constituents in...

DOH records 1st amputation case due to firecracker injury

MANILA --The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported one case of amputation after recording nine firecracker-related injuries in its surveillance system during the Christmas revelry. "A blast injury with amputation due...

Cholera cases in Yemen dropping, but epidemic not over

GENEVA — The World Health Organization reports the number of cholera cases in war-torn Yemen has decreased significantly. But the U.N. agency warns the epidemic is far from over and more...

DOH records 5 firework-related injuries

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday said there was a new case of firecracker-related injury bringing the total to five on the third day of monitoring. Based on Aksyon: Paputok...

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