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DOH nagbigay ng payo sa ligtas na pag-iimbak ng tubig para iwas-sakit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 15 08:00 PM

Nagpayo ang Department of Health na maging maingat sa kaliwa't kanang pag-iimbak dahil maaari itong pamugaran ng lamok na may dalang dengue. Read more »

10 bayan sa Pangasinan nasa dengue watch list

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 05 07:12 PM

Nakapagtala na ng mahigit 800 suspected dengue cases sa lalawigan ng Pangasinan. Read more »

Kampanya kontra dengue sa Davao City mas pinaigting

Claire Cornelio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 05 06:25 PM

DAVAO CITY - Walang tigil ang kampanya ng Davao City Health Office sa mga residente upang maiwasan ang sakit na dengue. Read more »

Malacañang says won't intervene in Dengvaxia case vs Garin, et al.

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 02 10:00 PM

MANILA – Malacañang on Saturday said it would not intervene in proceedings against former Health Secretary Janette Garin and several others after the Department of Justice (DOJ) found probable cause to indict them for children's deaths linked to controversial dengue vaccine Dengvaxia.  Read more »

DOH: Kumpletuhin ang bakuna ng mga bata

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 12:43 AM

Kasunod ng pagtaas ng kaso ng tigdas, dengue, at iba pang sakit, muling nanawagan ang Department of Health sa mga magulang na kumpletuhin ang bakuna ng kanilang mga anak. Read more »

'Matapos ang tigdas outbreak, dengue naman ang nagbabadya'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 08:43 PM

Mula pa lang Enero 1 hanggang Pebrero 16, 2019 ay 31,733 kaso ng dengue na ang naitala sa buong bansa o 233 porsiyentong pagtaas kumpara sa unang dalawang buwan ng 2018. Read more »

FDA permanently revokes Dengvaxia registration

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 03:46 PM

The Food and Drug Administration has permanently revoked the certificate of product registration (CPR) of anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, which has been blamed for a slump in immunization rates.   Read more »

Duterte urges public to get kids vaccinated vs measles

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 07:43 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has urged Filipinos to fight measles by getting their children vaccinated following a big increase in the number of measles cases and deaths in the country. Read more »

Dengue outbreak declared in Kawayan, Biliran

Jenette F. Ruedas, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 13 07:24 PM

The local government of Kawayan town in Biliran has declared a dengue outbreak.    Read more »

Dengue cases sa Eastern Visayas dumoble sa pagsisimula ng 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 03:08 PM

Kasisimula pa lang ng taon pero nakapagtala na ang DOH sa Eastern Visayas ng higit 1,000 kaso ng dengue mula Enero hanggang unang linggo ng Pebrero.  Read more »

DOH: 4,300 kaso ng tigdas naitala, 70 patay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 07:44 PM

May 70 tao nang naiulat na nasawi dahil sa tigdas habang pumalo na sa 4,300 ang naitalang kaso ng tigdas sa bansa sa loob ng higit isang buwan, sabi ngayong Lunes ng Department of Health. Read more »

Dengue cases also spike amid measles outbreak

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 10:37 AM

The Department of Health has monitored a spike in dengue cases just as it is controlling a measles outbreak in the country, an official said Monday. Read more »

'Sila ang may kasalanan:' PAO chief washes hands of vaccination slump

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 10 09:23 PM

The head of the Public Attorney's Office denied Sunday that it caused a decline in immunization rates because of its controversial probe into the Dengvaxia dengue vaccine.   Read more »

'Binalot nila ng intriga, takot': Aquino blames opponents for vaccine scare, measles outbreak

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 04:22 AM

MANILA - Former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III blamed his political opponents for putting the country's immunization programs at risk, amid the measles outbreak in many parts of the Philippines. Read more »

DOH mulls mandatory immunization for children

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 09 03:21 PM

MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) is considering the possibility of making immunization mandatory for all children following the declaration of a measles outbreak in several areas in the Philippines. Read more »

Why bankroll Dengvaxia when other vaccines lack funds, solon asks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 08:50 AM

The chairperson of the House health committee questioned Thursday the previous administration's decision to roll out a P3.5 billion dengue vaccination drive in 2016 when the distribution of vaccines for other diseases lacked funds. Read more »

How to protect babies from measles? Vaccination, health official says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 03:26 AM

MANILA - The only way to prevent measles is through vaccination, a health official said Wednesday, following an alarming rise in suspected cases of the infectious disease in parts of Luzon. Read more »

House panel seeks raps vs Noynoy, several others over Dengvaxia mess

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 05:44 PM

A House panel recommended Wednesday the filing of criminal and administrative charges against former president Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III and several others over government's suspended dengue vaccination program. Read more »

Dengvaxia mess led to immunization fears? Acosta hits back at critics

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 07:01 PM

Public Attorney's Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta said Monday she shouldn't be blamed for the low immunization turnout of the Department of Health (DOH). Read more »

Batang atleta patay sa dengue sa Davao City

Cheche Diabordo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 10:47 AM

DAVAO CITY - Hindi na natapos ng isang 12-taong gulang na batang atleta ang Davao Regional Athletic Association (DAVRAA) meet ngayong linggo matapos siyang pumanaw Miyerkoles ng gabi dahil sa dengue.  Read more »