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BUDGET 2024: MOH HOPING FOR HIGHER ALLOCATION

The Ministry of Health (MOH) is hoping for higher allocation under the national Budget 2024 to enable it to carry out more initiatives for the wellbeing of the people.Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said these initiatives include upgrading 436 dilapidated h…

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94% of bivalent Covid-19 vax administered

About 94 percent of the 390,000 doses of the bivalent vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 donated by the Lithuanian government have been administered. “So maganda yung rollout, hindi tayo na expire-an (We had a good rollout, and the vaccines are…

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Bangladesh posts 21 new deaths from dengue fever

At least 21 people died of dengue in Bangladesh on Saturday, a single-day high since the health authorities started record-keeping in 2000, taking the total death toll to 618. According to the Directorate General of Health Services, of the new deaths,…

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New Covid cases daily average up by 2%

The country’s daily average for new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases went up by 2 percent from Aug. 21 to 27, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Tuesday. In its latest case bulletin, the agency recorded 114 daily infections, a case highe…

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DOH: Proactive health measures curb spread of TB, HIV

Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection could be prevented significantly, if not eradicated, through the implementation and observance of proactive health measures. ‘In line with one of the marching orders of our President, …

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