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W. Visayas records 32 new measles cases in a day

By Gail Momblan/PNA ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in Region 6 (Western Visayas) has recorded 32 new measles cases in one day. Marvin Sumergido, Senior Health Program...

5 rabies-free villages in Iloilo eyed

By Gail Momblan/PNA ILOILO CITY -- Iloilo’s Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) is pushing for five more villages to be declared rabies-free this year. In an interview Wednesday, PVO Veterinarian IV Darel Tabuada said...

BARMM health execs secures Islamic ruling on immunization

by Edwin Fernandez/PNA The Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MO H–BARMM) has secured a “fatwa” (Islamic ruling) Tuesday on efforts to convince mothers of children 0-59 months...

Ilocos black garlic displayed in Japanese health exhibit

by Reynaldo Andres/PNA The black garlic product of state-run Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) here has started going global after its successful debut in a prestigious Japanese exhibition. In the Japan Healthy Lifestyle Exhibition...

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...

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