Japanese Encephalitis: What you need to know

Agnes B. Alpuerto 09/06/2017

NINE people have succumbed to the Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus since January this year, records from the Department of Health (DOH) showed. The regional DOH office said at least one case of Japanese encephalitis was recorded in…

Fewer dengue deaths, cases in province in Jan.

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/31/2017

  THERE were fewer deaths caused by dengue and fewer dengue cases in the province last month compared to the same period last year. Nurse Cyril Kay Pangantungan of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) said there were…

Dengue cases down in November, says PHO

12/14/2016

THE Cebu Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported a decline in dengue cases in a span of one month from October to November this year. Records from the PHO showed that there were 785 dengue cases in November…

Exec: Province-wide cleanup drive to lessen dengue cases

Nestle L. Semilla 11/08/2016

Cebu Provincial government officials are attacking the breeding ground of mosquitoes with a province-wide cleanup drive in their bid to lessen or stop the surge of dengue cases in the province. “Specifically, ang mahitabo ani maglimpyo ta…

Mandaue-wide cleanup as dengue deaths rise

Norman V. Mendoza 10/24/2016

MANDAUE City Hall called on its residents to join a city-wide cleanup drive in tandem with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) next week. In yesterday’s press conference, Mandaue City Mayor Luigi Quisumbing said he…

The non-negotiable right to health

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 10/23/2016

Health is wealth — an old adage that rings true for all generations. However, not a few realize its full meaning when illness strikes. It is amazing that each part of our body works in perfect synchronicity…

DepEd Cebu: Dengue kills 11 pupils

Margarette Managaytay 10/21/2016

The Department of Education in Central Visayas has recorded as of October 18 a total of 834 dengue cases in 16 school districts. According to the data presented by the Cebu Schools Division, 11 of the 834…

Cleanup is ‘best defense’ against diseases, gov says

Nestle L. Semilla 10/19/2016

CLEAN surroundings remain the best defense against mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III said yesterday. “Even before (our cleanup drive), communities should play safe and they should clean their area,” Davide said two days…

Cleanup drive planned for province

Nestle L. Semilla 10/18/2016

ASIDE from mist-spraying to drive off dengue carrying mosquitoes, the provincial government plans to organize a province-wide cleanup drive next month to eliminate mosquito-breeding sites. Provincial Board (PB) member Christopher Baricuatro said the province will hold a…

Simultaneous province-wide cleanup to prevent mosquito-borne diseases

Nestle L. Semilla 09/22/2016

The Provincial Health Office (PHO) created a “3-in-1 task force” to prevent the increase of cases of mosquito-borne diseases in Cebu. This task force is solely for the prevention of chikungunya, dengue and Zika virus in the…

DON’T FEAR ZIKA

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/21/2016

“Do not be scared of Zika.” This was the message conveyed by Dr. Jaime Bernadas, director of the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7), following reports that there are nine new cases of the mosquito-borne Zika…

Misting at CICC amid dengue case

Julit C. Jainar 08/17/2016

THE Mandaue City Health Office conducted another misting operation at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) where fire victims of barangays Guizo and Mantuyong are temporarily staying. The misting was done for the five camps Wednesday morning. The…

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