Read more about the article Officials alarmed over increasing cases of measles in Davao City
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Officials alarmed over increasing cases of measles in Davao City

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The Davao City Health Office is conducting an outbreak response immunization (ORI) ?activity ?in ?several barangays ?here ?contain a possible measles outbreak. The move came after…

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Read more about the article P79.7 million quarantine station to rise in Davao
Groundbreaking ceremony of the P79.7 million Quarantine Station building at the Bureau of Quarantine Regional Office Compound in Magsaysay Avenue, Davao City on Friday, January 12, 2018. (Photo from the Department of Health Davao Region Facebook page)

P79.7 million quarantine station to rise in Davao

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) allocated a total of P79.7 million for the construction of the five-story Quarantine Station building in the city.

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Read more about the article DOH 11 monitors 132 people vaccinated with Dengvaxia
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DOH 11 monitors 132 people vaccinated with Dengvaxia

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health here is currently monitoring at least 132 ?persons ?vaccinated with the controversial dengue vaccine called Dengvaxia. Doctor Abdullah B. Dumama, Jr., regional…

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Normin exclusion of anti-dengue vaccination a blessing in disguise

Local health authorities in Northern Mindanao ??were grateful the region was excluded in the anti-dengue vaccination program of the government following the warning from its manufacturer that it can have potential effects to those who were inoculated.

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