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Rising cases of measles noted among adults in SoCot

by Anna liza Cabrido/PNA Health personnel in South Cotabato have recorded increasing cases of suspected measles infection among adults. A report released by the Integrated Provincial Health Office’s (IPHO) epidemiology and surveillance unit (PESU)...

DILG urges LGUs to support DOH measles vaccination campaign

PR/PNA MANILA -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) encouraged the local government units (LGUs) to be its proactive partners in the conduct of nationwide immunization campaign to address the...

Fear of vaccination in west Visayas ebbs

by Perla Lena/PNA Parents’ fear of children’s immunization, as a result of the Dengvaxia scare, is now waning as evidenced by the high coverage of the supplemental immunization activity (SIA) initiated by the...

Immunization gaps threaten gains on measles

WHO PR/PNA MANILA -- Measles outbreaks in the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region are putting babies, children and young people at risk and threatening progress towards wiping out the disease. The region...

71 new HIV cases detected in SoCot since January

by Anna liza Cabrido/PNA Health personnel in South Cotabato have recorded at least 71 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the province in nearly three months. John Codilla, HIV/AIDS (Acquired Immune...

21 deaths, almost 6K dengue cases recorded in Calabarzon

By Saul Pa-a/PNA CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- A total of 5,910 cases of dengue fever, leading to 21 fatalities, were recorded in the Calabarzon Region (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) from Jan....

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