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NHA to provide insecticide-treated net to Marawi evacuees

August 15, 2019 admin dengue, evacuees, insecticide-treated net, Latest News Stories, local news, Marawi, National Housing Authority, NHA, Regions

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 05:44:53 +0000

MARAWI CITY –– The National Housing Authority (NHA) will provide insecticide-treated nets to displaced families of war-ravaged Marawi to stem the rise of dengue infections. The NHA assistance would cover the thousands of families living in transitory shelters, said Engr. Roderick Ybaṅez, Head of NHA’s Marawi Project Management Office. They plan to distribute the nets […]

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DOH: Dengue cases highest in five years

August 9, 2019 admin Central Visayas, dengue, Department of Health, Headlines, health undersecretary rolando enrique domingo, Latest News Stories, Nation, soccsksargen

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 21:45:34 +0000

The “highest” incidence of dengue over the last five years is upon us, the Department of Health (DOH) warned on Friday, noting that 10 regions now face an epidemic of the mosquito-borne disease while two others have breached their alert threshold.

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Fish and fabric: biochemical warfare used vs dengue

August 8, 2019 admin biochemical warfare, bureau of fisheries and aquatic resources, dengue, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 22:45:15 +0000

Local governments aided by state agencies are waging a biological and chemical warfare of sorts to stop the fast-rising number of dengue cases and deaths caused by the mosquito-borne viral disease.

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Duterte open to Dengvaxia, but will wait for what experts say

August 8, 2019 admin dengue, Dengvaxia, duterte, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 22:30:19 +0000

President Duterte on Thursday said he was open to using the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine anew after the Department of Health (DOH) declared a national dengue epidemic with the number of people stricken topping 100,000 with hundreds of deaths.

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Duque rejects vaccines in fight vs dengue

August 8, 2019 admin dengue, francisco duque iii, HEALTH, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation

Credit to Author: dmorcoso| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 07:43:13 +0000

TACLOBAN CITY –– Health Secretary Francisco Duque III is not looking at vaccines to fight dengue in the country. Instead, he turned to the local officials to tap their resources since the virus was affecting their constituents. Duque was in Tacloban on Thursday to monitor the dengue situation in Eastern Visayas. He visited several public […]

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EU extends humanitarian aid for dengue victims

August 2, 2019 admin dengue, European Union, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, Philippine Red Cross

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 21:45:53 +0000

The European Union will donate 100,000 euros (around P5.69 million) in humanitarian funding to help the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) respond to the ongoing dengue outbreak.

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Gov’t seeks WHO nod on use of Dengvaxia

August 2, 2019 admin dengue, Dengvaxia, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, World Health Organization

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 21:40:25 +0000

The government will carefully consider the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendations before deciding on using the Dengvaxia vaccine anew for its immunization campaign.

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