DOH Caraga records 78 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths

BUTUAN CITY - The Department of Health (DOH) in Caraga has recorded 78 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Caraga region. Three deaths were also reported. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the region now reached 783, with 21 deaths, the DOH repo…

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53 HIV cases documented in Caraga in 2014 – DOH

By Roel Catoto, Mindanews SURIGAO CITY  – The Department of Health in Caraga Region has recorded at least 53 cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in 2014. The DOH said the number has been the highest recorded in the last 19 years since it started monitoring HIV cases…

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25 found positive of HIV in Surigao Norte

By: ROEL N. CATOTO, Mindanews SURIGAO CITY, March 17 — At least 25 people have been found positive of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Surigao del Norte since 2007, according to Department of Health-Caraga. Eleven of these cases were discovered last year and two thi…

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HIV cases in Caraga up - DOH

BUTUAN CITY (PIA) -- The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD)-Caraga on Friday said cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the region increased from 1995 to January 2013.  During the recent media forum spearheaded by the region’s health depart…

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Malnutrition rate in Surigao City higher in 2011

By Roel Catoto Malnutrition rate in the city among children below seven years was higher in 2011 than in 2010, an official said. Based on the survey on malnutrition prevalence, 690 or 11.29 percent of 17, 381 children below 7 years were found to be undernourished or underwe…

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Diarrhea outbreak declared in Brgy. Sukailang

An outbreak of diarrhea disease was declared in Barangay Sukailang, this city, following the massive manifestation of its symptoms in hundreds of residents here. Dr. Emmanuel Plandano, assistant city health officer, said that at least 117 residents from the said barangay we…

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DOH gives 50-M for upgrading of hospital

By: Eugene Lira, Jr. Health Secretary Enrique Ona has given Php50-million cash assistance for the upgrading of facilities of the Provincial Hospital located in Bad-as, Placer, Surigao del Norte. The check containing the cash assistance was received by Governor Sol Matugas f…

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City Health Office leads fight against TB

As part of TB Day celebration, the City Health Office (CHO) together with the Center for Health and Development (CHD) Caraga successfully conducted a forum entitled “On the move against Tuberculosis” on March 31, 2011 at the City Cultural Center this city. During the forum,…

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Surigao Norte health advocates push for RH bill passage

Reproductive Health (RH) advocates here composed of civil society groups, non-government institutions, medical professional associations, and grassroots women’s organizations recently issued a unity statement collectively supporting the passage of RH Bill currently pending …

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DOH Caraga to distribute DBM-donated medicines to Caraga flood victims

The Department of Health – Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Caraga is set to distribute the 1,278 boxes of medicines donated by the Regional Office of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)to flood-stricken areas in Caraga Region. Mr. Richard Maniago, DOH-CHD …

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180 Nurses kinahanglanon para sa RNHeals Project

180 ka mga nurse ang karon gikinahanglan para sa 2011 RNHeals Project dinhi lamang sa lalawigan sa Surigao del Norte nga pagasugdan sa Pebrero 14, 2011. Kini ang gitaho ni Mr. Emilio Pantejo, ang Provincial Manpower Training Center Officer (PMTC) sa Provincial Capitol pinaa…

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OWWA-13 inks MOA with Caraga Reg’l Hospital for medical program for OFWs

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA-13) has partnered thru a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Caraga Regional Hospital (CHR) as its medical institution partner for its Health Program for Overseas Filipino Workers (HEALTHPRO). The agreement was signed by O…

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Surigao, DOH officials lead Caraga's first Treatment & Rehabilitation Center unveiling of marker and blessing ceremonies

City Mayor Ernesto Matugas and DOH Undersecretary Dr. David Lozada, Jr. led last October 15 the unveiling of marker and blessing ceremonies of the P35-million Drug Rehabilitation and Treatment Center at Barangay Anomar this city. Mayor Matugas in his message of support said …

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Kaso ng dengue sa Surigao City, bumaba na

UNTI-UNTING bumaba na ang kaso ng dengue sa Surigao City. Ito ang inamin ni Dr. Aldine Morales, ang city health officer. Tinukoy nito, umaabot na lamang sa 25 ang nagpositibo sa dengue virus ngayong buwan, kung ikumpara noong nakaraang buwan na umabot sa 48. Binigyang-diin ni …

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Sen. Pia Cayetano wants expanded breastfeeding promotion law implemented

Senator Pia S. Cayetano called on heads of government offices and private employers to comply with a new law that allows breastfeeding employees to take time off during work hours to pump and store their milk, which they could later take home to feed their infant. Signed in…

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'Butete' dish downs 7 in Anao-aon

A dish made from butete (puffer fish) downed at least seven people last Thursday in Surigao del Norte province in Mindanao. Radio dzXL on Friday night cited belated police report saying the incident occurred around 8 a.m. Thursday in Linungganan village in San Francisco (Ana…

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Dengue cases in Caraga surge by nearly half

Cases of dengue in Caraga, a five-province zone in northeastern Mindanao, have surged by nearly half, official health reports indicate. Persons stricken with dengue — a life-threatening disease caused by mosquitoes — rose by 44 percent to 678 from January to June 14, 2010, o…

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Barrio doctor revives a stillborn baby

A doctor-scholar of the First Gentleman Foundation Inc. (FGFI) now serving as a barrio doctor in Dapa, Surigao del Norte, has earned the admiration of the island town’s populace after miraculously reviving a stillborn baby. Dr. Anthony Cu, from the University of the Philipp…

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“Healthy Park” launched in Surigao City Luneta

In line with the celebration of World Health Day, the City Gov’t of Surigao headed by the City Health Office successfully launched the “Healthy Park” campaign, last April 8, 2010 at the Luneta park this city The campaign seeks to champion urban health initiatives such as a t…

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DOH warns of red tide poisoning

The Department of Health (DOH), based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and Local Government Units, today warned of paralytic shellfish poisoning (red tide poisoning) in the areas of Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; Bisl…

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