DAVAO CITY --- To meaningfully celebrate this year's 87th Araw ng Davao Celebration, the city government treated the employees every health service they deserve om a caravan on Tuesday, March 26 at the Rizal Park. Dubbed "health Caravan", it provides city government employees an array of services they may avail such as free X-ray, pneumococcal vaccine, tests for blood … [Read more...] about Davao City treats employees health services on World TB Day
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Bangsamoro Gov’t expands vax program to arrest measles outbreak
DAVAO CITY --- The Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is expanding its vaccination program to arrested the measles outbreak in the region. The expanded program was called after the Bangsamoro government recorded 592 cases of measles from January 1 to March 20, 2024, the number reflected that 521 are unvaccinated, and 71 are … [Read more...] about Bangsamoro Gov’t expands vax program to arrest measles outbreak
Town records 10-year-old girls youngest among pregnant women
DAVAO CITY — Seven of the 140 cases of teenage pregnancy in Agusan del Sur are still ten years old to fourteen years old, the Rural Health Unit of Trento town in Agusan del Sur reported. In January this year, twelve cases of teenage pregnancy were reported in Trento town. Trento is a first-class municipality with 16 Barangays, it is located in the Southeastern corner of … [Read more...] about Town records 10-year-old girls youngest among pregnant women
DOH supports call to ban disposable vape products in the Philippines.
DAVAO CITY --- The Department of Health (DOH) is supporting the proposal of Finance Secretary Ralph Recto to ban disposable vape products in the Philippines citing health risks to humans. In a statement, DOH said that all vape products in general result in significant health risks, including e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI), nicotine … [Read more...] about DOH supports call to ban disposable vape products in the Philippines.
Bagras discovered in South Cotabato to be declared as heritage tree
DAVAO CITY --- The Protected Area Management Office – Mount Matutum Protected Landscape have discovered a Bagras Tree with an impressive average diameter of 302 centimeters above the buttress, large enough to be wrapped in a full embrace by an estimated 10 individuals, with a towering height estimated at 40 meters. Bagras (common name) or “Eucalyptus deglupta”, which … [Read more...] about Bagras discovered in South Cotabato to be declared as heritage tree
