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DOH assures school-based immunization is safe

ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) has assured that vaccines given in schools are safe and effective as it embarks on its school-based immunization (SBI) this August. Dr. Mary Jane Roches...

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...

Cars Powered by New Fuel Type Tested in Australia

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Australian scientists have test driven two cars powered by a carbon-free fuel derived from ammonia. A team from the Australian government’s research agency, the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial...

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...

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