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.
Expanded pharmacist role lauded in new pharmacy law
The passage of Republic Act 10918, a law regulating and modernizing the practice of pharmacy in the country is seen to provide better healthcare service for the public, a group of pharmacy experts said.
Davao City councilor Mary Joselle Villafuerte, chair of the Committee on Health (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com file photo)
Councilor says 14 villages in Davao severely infested with flies
A total of 14 villages in this city are experiencing a “severe infestation” of flies, a city councilor said on Wednesday.
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