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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.

Bago hospital lab licensed to confirm HIV test results

May 20, 2024

The Bago City Health Office Clinical Laboratory has been licensed to operate as Rapid HIV Diagnostic Algorithm (rHIVda) confirmatory laboratory.

Bacolod, NegOcc with highest number of new dengue cases

May 18, 2024

Bacolod City and Negros Occidental are in the list of areas in Western Visayas with high number of newly-reported dengue cases, as of the May 5-11 monitoring, the Department of Health in the region said.

‘Significant portion’ of Bacolod hospital done next year: Albee

May 17, 2024

Bacolod Mayor Alfredo “Albee” Benitez said May 16 that “a significant portion” of the 127-bed capacity Bacolod City General Hospital (BCGH) will be completed next year.

Speaker vows House support for promotion of dental health

May 15, 2024

Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez committed May 14 the full support of the House of Representatives for initiatives meant to promote health education and improved access to dental care for every Filipino.

Dengue cases in WV up 21%

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

World No Tobacco Day celebration highlights campaign against vape

Pag-IBIG Fund joins ‘Lab for All’ initiative

Mail deliveries early morning to avoid extreme heat: PHLPost

Bacolod Health Board pushes purchase of Penta Hib vaccine

Bago hospital lab licensed to confirm HIV test results

Bacolod, NegOcc with highest number of new dengue cases

‘Significant portion’ of Bacolod hospital done next year: Albee

Speaker vows House support for promotion of dental health

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