Number of dengue cases drops in Talisay City

John Michael Aroa 06/08/2018

The Talisay City Health Office revealed that dengue cases in the city have decreased during the first quarter of this year, compared to the same quarter last year. The office recorded 49 cases of dengue for the…

DOH: “Dengue cases decreased this year”

CNU Intern 06/06/2018

The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) announced that dengue cases in Central Visayas have significantly decreased this year. Dr. Ronald Buscato, DOH-7 Dengue health program coordinator said that they recorded 2,320 dengue cases from January…

19 became sick of dengue after getting Dengvaxia shot – DOH

Futch Anthony Inso, Jessa Mae Sotto 12/27/2017

  The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has already identified 19 children who were given the anti-dengue vaccine this year and became sick with dengue. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, DOH-7 director, said 18 of the children…

PHO to use ovitraps against dengue

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 12/15/2017

KILL dengue-carrying mosquitoes by building their breeding sites. Provincial Health Office (PHO) head Dr. Rene Catan, said his office is planning to maximize the use of ovitraps to control mosquito population in the province and stop the…

Aquino appeals for calm amid Dengvaxia scare

Inquirer.net 12/14/2017

  Former President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday said it was the obligation of government to keep the public calm by providing them with the most information it could about the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia and advise them…

Cash aid starts to pour for Talisay’s dengue victim

Morexette B. Erram 12/09/2017

Social Welfare Office: P10K aid to be released next week; PB member willing to help By next week, the P10,000 needed by family of the 10-year-old child from Barangay Lawaan, Talisay City, who was admitted for dengue…

PB urged: Compel mayors to give list of dengue vaccine recipients

Morexette B. Erram 12/08/2017

Cebu Provincial Health office chief, Dr. Rene Catan says a resolution by the Provincial Board compelling city and municipal mayors to submit a list of the recipients of the Dengvaxia vaccine, would facilitate the creation of a…

The Dengvaxia debacle

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 12/07/2017

One of the key points in the Dengvaxia debacle/fiasco that should be looked into here is that it’s not the vaccine — which is said to have a 90 percent efficacy against dengue that is defective, it’s…

The P3.5 billion botched dengue vaccine

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 12/07/2017

My experience of vaccination is still fresh in my memory even if it happened during my elementary days in Barangay Pomponan Elementary School, a public school in, Baybay City, Leyte. Even today, the injection traces are still…

Child given Dengvaxia hospitalized for dengue

Futch Anthony Inso 12/06/2017

A ten year-old-boy who was given the Dengvaxia vaccine was rushed to the Talisay District Hospital for dengue early dawn yesterday. The Department of Health in the region, however, said this is not a cause for panic…

PHO to tap DepEd in health surveillance of Dengvaxia recipients

Inquirer.net, Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/05/2017

  The Cebu Provincial Health Office (PHO) has invited the Department of Education-Cebu Province (DepEd-Cebu) to assist them in implementing a public health surveillance on the effects of the Dengvaxia vaccine which was given to children. This…

PHO to monitor recipients of dengue vaccine

Morexette B. Erram 12/05/2017

  The Provincial Health Office said it will monitor over 150,000 children who received the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. PHO chief Dr. Rene Catan said they are now setting up protocols to guide them on how to implement…

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