SAYS HEALTH DEPARTMENT Only 50% of Filipina moms breastfeed babies By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 14:14:00 08/06/2009 Filed Under: Health, Women, Justice & Rights, Children, Philippines – Regions Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the 2008 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) found that the 50 percent breastfeeding rate in 2008 was down from [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: June 24, 2009
131 new H1N1 cases, total up to 604 – DoH INQUIRER.net First Posted 15:26:00 06/24/2009 Filed Under: Diseases, Health, Swine Flu MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DoH) confirmed 131 new cases of the Influenza A(H1N1) virus on Wednesday, the most number of cases confirmed in a day so far, bringing the total number [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: June 20, 2009
No new H1N1 strain — WHO, DoH By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 19:17:00 06/19/2009 Filed Under: Swine Flu, Health, Diseases MANILA, Philippines — The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Department of Health (DoH) denied reports that a new strain of the Influenza A(H1N1) virus has developed in Brazil. Quoting a report from the [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: June 19, 2009
H1N1 count still at 344, no new cases — DoH By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 14:59:00 06/19/2009 Filed Under: Swine Flu, Health, Diseases MANILA, Philippines — For the first time in weeks, the Department of Health (DoH) did not report new cases of Influenza A(H1N1) on Friday, and the country’s total number of confirmed [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: June 10, 2009
H1N1 cases up to 77, 23 new cases confirmed INQUIRER.net First Posted 16:06:00 06/10/2009 Filed Under: Swine Flu, Diseases, Health, Education MANILA, Philippines – Twenty-three more people, including students, fell ill with Influenza A(H1N1), bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases of the disease to 77, the Department of Health (DoH) said Wednesday. Of [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: June 4, 2009
2nd flu case in DLSU, 1 in ADB confirmed Total H1N1 cases up to 29 By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 12:59:00 06/04/2009 Filed Under: Education, Diseases, Health, Swine Flu MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE) The Department of Health (DoH) confirmed on Thursday a second case of Influenza A(H1N1) infection at the De La Salle University [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: June 2, 2009
36 quarantined after contact with H1N1 case INQUIRER.net, Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 17:03:00 06/02/2009 Filed Under: Swine Flu, Health, Diseases, Education MANILA, Philippines – Thirty-six people were placed on home quarantine after they had contact with a confirmed Influenza A(H1N1) case, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Tuesday. Of the 36, 29 are from [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: June 1, 2009
Confirmed H1N1 cases rise to 21 – health dept INQUIRER.net First Posted 15:15:00 06/01/2009 Filed Under: Swine Flu, Health, Diseases MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DoH) confirmed on Monday five new cases of the A(H1N1) virus, bringing the total number of cases to 21. Two of the new patients – a 41-year-old woman [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: May 29, 2009
RP flu toll up to 14, says health dept By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 13:25:00 05/29/2009 Filed Under: Swine Flu, Health, Diseases MANILA, Philippines — The country’s total confirmed cases of A(H1N1) infection rose to 14 after health officials confirmed four more cases on Friday. The four new cases, all Filipinos, include a two-year-old [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: May 28, 2009
Philippines now has 10 H1N1 cases DoH confirms 4 new cases By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 14:35:00 05/28/2009 Filed Under: Diseases, Health, Swine Flu MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE) Four more people were confirmed to be infected with the Influenza A(H1N1) virus, bringing to 10 the total number of confirmed cases of the disease, Health [...]
