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Vergeire to head NVOC 

Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire will serve as the next head of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC), according to a Health official.

RITM can now test for monkeypox

The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) announced on Monday, June 20, that they are now equipped to detect monkeypox with realtime polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test.

Soccsksargen tallies 1.6K dengue cases, 17 deaths

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – At least 1,664 individuals were infected with dengue while 17 others died from the mosquito-borne disease in the Soccsksargen region since January this year, the regional health office reported Thursday.

PLM admits 2,000 freshmen students for A.Y. 2022-2023

The Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) announced on Tuesday, May 31, that 2,000 students qualified for admission as first year students for Academic Year 2022-2023.

DOH implements ‘Four-Door Strategy’ vs monkeypox

To prevent the entry of monkeypox in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) is implementing a “Four-Door Strategy,” an infectious disease expert said Wednesday, May 25.

DOH: Monkeypox less fatal than COVID-19

The Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Dr. Abdullah Dumama Jr., said on Monday, May 23, that the monkeypox virus is less fatal compared to COVID-19.

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