DAVAO CITY — Cases of dengue fever registered a rise of 30 percent compared to the same period last year….
Dr. Rogelio Bong Peera, head of the Department of Health (DOH) epidemiological research and surveillance unit tasked to monitor and address the A (H1N1) flu cases in the region, was killed in his car while going home. He was active in political campaigns that sought governments attention to the sordid state of the countrys health care delivery.
Piera was also a member of the groups Alliance of Health Workers (AHW), the Rx for Peace and the Health People United for the Removal of Gloria (Purga), a group of medical practitioners and health workers calling for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Read on.
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) is planning to put up a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) laboratory that…
DAVAO CITY — The 92-year old Davao Public Hospital building which currently houses the Davao Mental Hospital is set to…
DAVAO Davao City — The Regional Development Council (RDC) has endorsed the establishment of the Mindanao Cancer Center (MCC) in…
DAVAO CITY — To prevent the possible spread of influenza caused by the AH1N1 virus in the region, the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) is asking employers to maintain a clean work area and provide water, soap and household disinfectant in washrooms and toilets. Read on.
QUEZON CITY — Assistant minority leader and Gabriela Women’s Party representative Liza Maza expressed alarm that US troops entering the…
MANILA — “We do not have the disease (in our country).” This was the statement made by Malacanang advising people…
Davao City — The health department hopes to decrease by 75 percent the number of mothers who die during childbirth by increasing its pool of skilled birth attendants in the region.
The Department of Health (DOH) has secured national funding for the Maternal Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition (MNCHN), a strategy to address the high rates of maternal mortality. Read on.
The campaign to go organic is getting the much needed boost as corporations take the lead in campaigning for a…
