Dengue fever cases rising in number annually
DAVAO CITY -- Cases of dengue fever registered a rise of 30 percent compared to the same period last year. Dr. Rogelio Pe?era, head of the Department of Health (DOH)…
DAVAO CITY -- Cases of dengue fever registered a rise of 30 percent compared to the same period last year. Dr. Rogelio Pe?era, head of the Department of Health (DOH)…
Dr. Rogelio ?Bong? Pe?era, 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 government?s attention to the sordid state of the country?s health care delivery. Pi?era 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 can detect A H1N1 influenza in swab samples taken from…
DAVAO CITY -- The 92-year old Davao Public Hospital building which currently houses the Davao Mental Hospital is set to get a much needed upgrading and facelift. Davao Medical Center…
DAVAO CITY -- Teachers and employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Davao region will undergo an orientation on a punctuality and anti-corruption advocacy Under the program We…