Animal bites surge 32% in Davao region in 2016
The Animal Bite Treatment Centers in Region 11 recorded 48,123 bite incidents in 2016, a 32 percent increase from 2015 with a recorded 36,353 bite incidents.
FINISHING TOUCH. A carpenter applies varnish to this foldable wooden chair along Davao City’s Boulevard Street. A set of foldable wooden table and two chairs costs 1,500 pesos. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
Green group wants DENR to ban arsenic in wood treatment
The EcoWaste Coalition urged Monday the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to permanently ban the use of arsenic, a known carcinogen, for the treatment and preservation of wood.
South Korean aid group to fund ‘First 1,000 days’ project in Davao
The South Korean aid agency Korea International Cooperation Agency will fund the “First 1,000 days of Life” project here, the City Health Office announced Tuesday.
A city hall employee attends to residents seeking assistance from the city government's Lingap Para sa Mahirap, a health program that gives financial assistance for indigent residents in Davao City. (FILE PHOTO/City Information Office)
City holds dry-run for Lingap one-stop shop
The City Social Services and Development Office conducted a a dry-run of procedures for the efficient delivery of services to indigents through the Lingap Para sa Mahirap Program.
4 'O CLOCK HABIT. City Health Officer Dr. Josephine Villafuerte ?says one Davao City resident was ?confirm?ed to have contracted the Japanese encephalitis and encourages the public to do the 4 'o clock habit everyday, and destroy all possible breeding ares of mosquitoes. The victim, a 52 year old man from Bacaca, has since been discharged and recovering, but is suffering from neurologic deficit.(Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
CHO asks: What’s wrong with condom distribution in schools?
The City Health Office sees nothing wrong in distributing condoms in public schools, saying that it is one of the many strategies in order to reduce teenage pregnancy among the youth.
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