DOH sustains vigilance, sufficient response against dengue in the Cordilleras
BAGUIO
CITY, Sept. 2 (PNA) - The Department of Health (DOH) has sustained its
vigilance and sufficient response against the rising cases of dengue
fever in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) which now account
for more than 1,500 cases.
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Dengue cases down in Pangasinan this year - DOH
DAGUPAN
CITY, Sept. 2 (PNA) — The Department of Health has confirmed that there
is now a total of 472 cases of dengue registered in the whole of
Pangasinan as of September 1 this year, five of whom died.
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Solon warns of a looming widespread dengue epidemic
MANILA,
Aug. 31 (PNA) -- A lawmaker has warned of looming crisis which is
threatening to become a full-blown dengue epidemic in the country.
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Health agencies in Negros Oriental push for facility-based delivery
DUMAGUETE
CITY, Aug. 30 (PNA) – The Department of Health and the Provincial
Health Office of Negros Oriental are strongly pushing for women to
deliver their babies at hospitals and similar facilities rather than at
home to reduce the province’s incidence of maternal deaths.
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P200-M cancer center for Mindanao to rise in Davao Norte
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Aug. 30 (PNA) -- A P200-million building Cancer Center for Mindanao will soon
rise here as additional service of the 200-bed capacity Davao Regional Hospital (DRH).
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2 Caraga region areas declared as Filaria free
PROSPERIDAD,
Agusan del Sur, Aug. 28 (PNA) -– The province of Agusan del Sur and
Dinagat Islands in Surigao del Norte, in Northeastern Mindanao (Caraga
region) have been declared as Filaria free areas in the country.
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QC mayor orders City Health officials to cooperate with DOH, DOST vs. dengue
MANILA,
Aug. 28 (PNA) – Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista directed on Friday
the City Health Department and other agencies concerned to closely
coordinate with the Departments of Health (DOH) and of Science and
Technology (DOST) on the possibility of using new inventions available,
like new vaccines or medicines, to combat the dengue problem.
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DOH promotes generic drugs in Cebu expo
CEBU
CITY, Aug. 28 (PNA) - The Department of Health (DOH) National Center for
Pharmaceutical Access Thursday launched in Cebu the Philippine Generics
Expo 2010, a two-day activity that aims to “boost and sustain advocacy
on quality affordable medicines the generics use."
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DepEd, DOH start dengue school campaign
MANILA,
Aug. 25 (PNA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) together with the
Department of Health (DOH) started Tuesday the series of elementary
school visits in Rizal Elementary School in Manila in order to inform
children on the prevention of dengue and its signs and symptoms.
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Groups urge DENR to act against cyanide poisoning
MANILA,
Aug. 24 (PNA) -- Some 150 groups and individuals on Monday pressed the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management
Bureau (DENR-EMB) to “lead dutifully” to stop cyanide poisoning and
save lives.
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