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Read more about the article Davao records 366 new HIV/AIDS cases from Jan-Oct 2016
Various organization?s? commemorate the Internat?i? onal AIDS Candlelight Memorial for those who die ?of the disease and those who are now ?carrying it . ?The ?memorial activity is held at the People's ?P? ark? in Davao City? on Friday afternoon. (Ace R Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Davao records 366 new HIV/AIDS cases from Jan-Oct 2016

The City Health Office here says at least one new case of HIV/AIDS is recorded daily in the city.

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Read more about the article CHO debuts dengue rapid testing kit
Health Officer Dr. Josephine Villafuerte holds a Dengue Rapid Diagnostic Test which makes detection of low platelet count in the blood of a person potentially sick of Dengue within minutes on Thursday, January 4. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

CHO debuts dengue rapid testing kit

A diagnostic test kit able to detect low platelet counts in potential dengue victim's blood within minutes is now available the city's health centers this year, City Health Officer Dr. Josephine Villafuerte said in a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 4.

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Read more about the article To combat AIDS, health dept. to accelerate condom distribution in schools
Dr. Abdullah B. Dumama Jr., assistant health secretary for Mindanao Cluster, explains that counseling services and information and dissemination campaigns will be conducted before the Department of Health distributes free condoms for junior and senior high school students. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

To combat AIDS, health dept. to accelerate condom distribution in schools

To stem the tide of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and the rising number of teenage pregnancy cases in the city, the Department of Health announced Monday that it would fast-track next year the distribution of condoms in public schools.

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Read more about the article Micronutrient growth mix sachet as complete meal introduced
Engr. Rosemarie Garcia, FNRI Head of Technology and Commercialization, talks about the health benefits of "micronutrient growth mix" and "stabilized brown rice" during Monday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw on Dec. 12. Both products are to be presented during the Mindanao-wide Technology Transfer Day slated on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at the SM Lanang Premiere in Davao City. (Maricar Emata/davaotoday.com)

Micronutrient growth mix sachet as complete meal introduced

Alarmed by the growing malnutrition in the country, the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) proposed a growth mixture as a possible solution for malnutrition.

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Read more about the article Number of malnourished children in Davao still high
FREE LUNCH. Children enjoy eating their free lunch given by the Archbishop Nutrition Council during a regular nutritional status monitoring on Wednesday, Dec. 7 in Pag-asa Street, Davao City. Parents blame poverty and lack of job as the main reason why some of them could not afford to give their children proper nutrition. (Maricar Emata/davaotoday.com)

Number of malnourished children in Davao still high

Poor nutrition remains prevalent among children in this city, both government statistics and a church group here claimed.

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