Las Piñas City Vice Mayor April Aguilar led the signing of a pledge of commitment for the city’s campaign against dengue on Monday, June 20. Aguilar said the city government conducted a a meeting with the City Health Office (CHO), City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), and...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Department of Health regional office of Northern Mindanao (DOH-10) has recorded a big increase in the number of dengue cases in the region from January 1 to June 11 this year. Acting City Health Officer Dr. William Bernardo puts Dengue awareness sticker to one of the...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) warned the public of dengue fever risks and reminded them how it can be prevented as part of the country's observance of Dengue Awareness month this June. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) PRC explained that dengue fever is caused by a dengue-carrying mosquito that can pass the...
A total of 1,179 dengue cases have been recorded in Isabela from January 1 to June 10 this year. Provincial Epidemiology Surveillance Unit coordinator Arlene Martinez reported this during the 2nd Quarter Provincial Health Board Meeting at the Blue Conference Room, Capitol, Alibagu, City of Ilagan,...
BAGUIO CITY – Dengue fever cases here in the first six months of this year increased by 120 percent and health authorities reminded residents to practice prevention strategies to prevent an outbreak with the onset of the rainy season. Records showed that there were 268 dengue fever cases in...
The ease in mobility restriction is one of the contributing factors to a notable surge of recorded dengue cases in Central Visayas, said an expert at a webinar on Friday, June 10, titled “Dengue Alert sa Panahon ng Pandemya.” (University of the Philippines website) The webinar was hosted by the...
The Las Piñas city government will conduct a synchronized clean-up drive on June 24 to prevent the spread of dengue disease in the city. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said a meeting was held on Thursday, June 9, which was participated in by barangay captains and their representatives, together with...
THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. The Department of Health (DOH) said it recorded more than 34,000 dengue cases from January to May. "There were 34,938 dengue cases reported from Jan. 1 to May 21, 2022. Cumulatively, cases this year is 23 percent higher compared to the reported...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, June 9 called for greater vigilance against dengue as areas in the Visayas and Mindanao record a sharp rise in the number of cases. Go, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, at the same time, urged those who are in need of medical...
CEBU CITY – Some Covid-19 vaccinations sites here will be closed starting Friday, June 17, as fewer people are showing up to get inoculated. Dr. Jeffrey Ibones, officer-in-charge of the City Health Department, said it has been observed lately that the number of people visiting vaccination sites...
A MAKESHIFT hospital in a gym in Maasin, Iloilo when the province had a dengue outbreak in 2019. (Leo Solinap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas or Region 6 recorded 297 new cases of the mosquito-borne disease dengue in just one week. The Department of Health-Region 6 (DOH...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has warned the public against diseases that are prevalent during the rainy season. Some diseases that are common during the rainy season include influenza, leptospirosis, and dengue, the DOH said. “The DOH is reminding the public to take flu shots, avoid wading...
