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DRC confirms Ebola Outbreak near border

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are racing to contain a new Ebola outbreak announced this week. At least two people are confirmed to have...

SHS implementation exceeds expectations: DepEd

MANILA -- The two-year implementation of Senior High School (SHS) program has exceeded expectations despite many challenges, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones said on Thursday. In a press briefing, Briones explained...

DOH mulls extension of measles immunization drive in Mindanao

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Anticipating tough days ahead due to the Dengvaxia controversy, the Department of Health (DOH) is considering this early to extend the ongoing mass supplemental immunization activity for measles...

Duque urges intensified awareness vs HIV/AIDS

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Health Secretary Francisco Duque III urged health workers in Region 12 to step up  their awareness and surveillance activities against the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency...

DOH readies personnel for psycho-social intervention in Calabarzon

MANILA --The Department of Health (DOH) has started training around 400 personnel in Calabarzon to undergo a three-day training and prepare them in holding psychosocial intervention activities to Dengvaxia recipients and...

Dengue cases in Bulacan up by 21%

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan -- Dengue cases in this province have increased by 21 percent in the first four months of this year compared to the same period in 2017. Jocelyn Gomez,...

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