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DOH-7 to hold mass TB screening in jails

By Luel Galarpe/PNA CEBU CITY – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) will conduct a mass screening for tuberculosis (TB) among inmates in all Bureau of Jail Management and Penology...

Soccsksargen faces shortage of anti-rabies vaccine

PNA GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) 12 (Soccsksargen) has warned residents of a shortage of anti-rabies vaccines for humans in the wake of the rising animal bite cases...

NegOcc LGUs urged to allocate funds for anti-rabies vaccine

By Erwin Nicavera/PNA BACOLOD CITY -- The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) has urged local government units in Negros Occidental to allocate funds for the purchase of anti-rabies vaccines. Dr. Ryan Janoya, head of...

Dengue claims 17 in west Visayas

by Perla Lena/PNA The Department of Health’s Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) 6 (Western Visayas) is calling for an enhanced 4S strategy as this year’s dengue cases in the region have reached 3,558...

DOH Calabarzon immunizes over 800K kids vs. measles

by Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA The Department of Health 4-A (DOH-Calabarzon) has immunized a total of 862,237 children in the region in line with the government's intensified anti-measles campaign. According to the Regional Epidemiology and...

W. Visayas LGUs urged to implement anti-rabies law

By Perla Lena/PNA ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) is urging local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas region to strictly implement Republic Act (RA) 9482, or the Anti-Rabies Act...

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