CLOSE INAYAWAN LANDFILL

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/12/2016

Can rehabilitation efforts still save the Inayawan landfill in Cebu City? According to the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7), it’s about time that the garbage dumpsite is closed and no amount of rehabilitation can make…

DOH eyeing district hospitals for drug rehab

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/26/2016

THE Department of Health (DOH-7) and the Cebu Provincial government discussed the possibility of making the district and provincial hospitals all over Cebu ready to also serve as treatment and rehabilitation centers (TRCs) for drug users. In…

12 Cebu areas top CV list with dengue cases, deaths

Carmel Loise Matus 08/19/2016

DOH-7 to roll out dengue rapid test kits to health centers With Cebu City and 11 other cities and towns in Cebu province dubiously contributing to Central Visayas’ ranking as the No. 4 dengue hotspot in the…

DOH to hold TB screening, gives vaccines to students

Carmel Loise Matus 08/11/2016

IN celebration of the Lung Month this August, the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) will hold a mass tuberculosis (TB) screening in Tangke National High School in Talisay City. A total of 537 students from…

Dengue cases in Central Visayas up by 148%

Carmel Loise Matus 07/22/2016

PARENTS, beware. The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) reports an “alarming” 148% rise is dengue cases from January to July 16 this year with almost four times as many deaths compared to the same period…

Use water chlorinators, LGUs told

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/12/2015

WITH the rainy season in full swing, health authorities called on local governments to prevent water contamination by installing water chlorinators for its water systems. “Contaminated water system can be the cause of diarrhea, typhoid fever and…

DOH appeals to mayors for blood donors

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/09/2015

IN celebration of the Blood Donation Month, the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH 7) is requesting all local chief executives to encourage their constituents to donate blood. Dr. Dino Caing, medical officer of the DOH…

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