Health Archives - Page 12 of 26

Dumaguete hosts 2024 Nutri-fit Walk

July 8, 2024

Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo, chairperson of the City Nutrition Council, led thousands of participants, who woke up early to join the 2024 Nutri-fit Walk that culminated at the Pantawan People’s Park Sunday morning, July 7.

Dengue cases in Bacolod down 19.1%

June 17, 2024

The City Health Office said June 17 that dengue cases in the highly-urbanized Bacolod decreased by 19.1 percent, or 165 cases from Jan. 1 to June 8 this year, compared to the 204 infections with two deaths recorded in the same period in 2023.

Neg. Occ. logs second pertussis-related death

June 15, 2024

Pertussis-related deaths in Negros Occidental, including the highly-urbanized Bacolod City, have risen to two as of June 14.

Dengue cases in WV up 21%

June 11, 2024

Dengue cases in Western Visayas reached 3,283 in the first five months of this year, or 21 percent higher compared to the 2,716 infections logged in the same period in 2023, the Department of Health said June 10.

CHO: Six-year-old boy first pertussis fatality in Bacolod

June 11, 2024

A six-year-old boy from Barangay Villamonte was the first pertussis fatality in Bacolod this year, the City Health Office said last night, June 10.

World No Tobacco Day celebration highlights campaign against vape

May 31, 2024

The Philippine College of Chest Physicians (PCCP) Negros Chapter celebrates the World No Tobacco Day to highlight its advocacy against the use of vape.

Pag-IBIG Fund joins ‘Lab for All’ initiative

May 30, 2024

Pag-IBIG Fund rolled out its Lingkod Pag-IBIG on Wheels (LPOW) during the Lab for All event at the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center May 21.

Mail deliveries early morning to avoid extreme heat: PHLPost

May 24, 2024

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has adjusted the mail delivery schedule of letter carriers to avoid possible heat exhaustion or other related complications.

Bacolod Health Board pushes purchase of Penta Hib vaccine

May 24, 2024

The Bacolod Local Health Board (LHB) has endorsed the purchase of 10,000 doses of Penta Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) vaccine, as the highly-urbanized city logged 13 pertussis cases since the start of this year.