Dengue cases in Catanduanes this 2023 have jumped by an astounding 702 percent compared to the previous year, the Provincial Health Office disclosed last week as it called on the…
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Group offers Health ATM for primary health care
A Philippine-based company of investment firm Mercatus Capital of Singapore is offering to install digital health ATMs to provide primary health care services in Catanduanes. Last week, officials of Digihealth.Ph…
Inside Page | Fernan A. Gianan:
The ZOD ordinance and its penalties
The Provincial Zero Open Defecation (ZOD) Ordinance launched last week by the provincial government imposes penalties on violators of the provisions to ensure compliance with the sanitary requirements for ZOD.…
30 barangays now practicing Zero Open Defecation (ZOD), gets P10-k incentive
Governor Joseph Cua last week awarded a P10,000 cash incentive to each of the 30 barangays which are now practicing Zero Open Defecation (ZOD) as he expressed hope the province…
7 towns among recipients of DSWD nutrition subprojects
Seven towns in Catanduanes are among the recipients of more than P722 million worth of nutrition-sensitive community subprojects through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)’s the Kapit-Bisig Laban…
Island surpasses targets in Chikiting Ligtas vax drive
More than 100 percent of children targeted in Catanduanes under the Department of Health’s Chikiting Ligtas project has been vaccinated against measles, rubella, and polio. Last May, teams from the…
Despite being least poor among 6 provinces:
Catanduanes leads Bicol region in stunted, underweight children
For a province with the least number of poor families in Bicol, Catanduanes’ leading the region in terms of malnourished children has resulted in its inclusion in the four-year Philippine…
Viga, San Miguel tops in malnutrition among kids
The municipality of Viga and San Miguel have earned the unenviable achievement of having the highest percentage of stunting among pre-school children. In the 2022 Operation Timbang Plus, it was…
New COVID cases hit 95 this May; banks, school require face masks
At least two commercial banks and several business establishments have required clients to wear face masks while a tertiary school has imposed a similar mandate as the new COVID-19 cases…
DOH allocates P50-M for health facilities this year
Not only is the island province getting an P8-million building for its first Acute Psychiatric Unit, it will also be the recipient of P42 million for various health facilities from…