by anyajulia | Feb 23, 2009 | Headlines, Major Events, National News
Following official reports from the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) confirming outbreaks of the avian flu, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has temporarily banned the importation of on the entry of birds, poultry and their products from British Columbia and Belgium.
The ban and other emergency measures were necessary to protect human health and the poultry industry in the Philippines, which has remained free of bird flu ever since the H5N1 strain of this virus struck back in Asia six years ago.
It would be recalled that the Philippines, along with Brunei and Singapore, are the only Avian Influenza-free countries in Southeast Asia.
While the H5N1 virus remains hard for humans to catch, at least 254 worldwide have died from it since 2003. (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Feb 23, 2009 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
Reaping the golden harvest of the art in Bohol would be strewn for all to see at the foot of the historic Punta Cruz in Maribojoc February 27, 7:00 PM.
This as the Ani ng Sining, the National Arts Month theme, is carried by the Bohol Provincial Government through the Center for Culture and Arts Development (CCAD) with the Bohol Arts and Cultural Heritage Council.
Set in the historic watchtower of Punta Cruz, the culminating activity comes in a Dinner-For-A-Cause. The dinner for a cause aims to pool resources for the ecological-cultural development of Punta Cruz, in collaboration with Maribojoc local government, Punta Cruz Environment Organization, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and Bohol Alliance of Non-Government Organizations (BANGON).
The program is envisioned to help uplift livelihood in the area through eco-cultural initiatives. The project also aims to establish the Castillo de San Vicente Punta Cruz Watchtower as a national historical landmark establishing the significance of historic monuments in the province.
Tickets for the culmination activity are at P300 inclusive of dinner by the scenic watchtower and the cultural shows. For tickets, call the BANGON Office (Tel. Nos. 411-3431, 501-9516), CCAD (Tel. Nos. 501 – 9287, 411-3946), or Maribojoc LGU (504-9979). (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Feb 23, 2009 | Headlines, Major Events
Global warming has now become an environmental problem. It will have a very great impact on the health of the people, says the Department of Health.
Already there are some changes in the climatic conditions of the country and the world. In many places of the country, rain is still being experienced at a time when summer should have started.
Throughout the world, the prevalence of some diseases and other threats to human health depend largely on local climate. Extreme temperatures can directly lead to loss of life, while climate-related disturbances in ecological systems, such as changes in the range of infective parasites, can indirectly impact the incidence of serious infectious diseases. In addition, warm temperatures can increase air and water pollution, which in turn harm human health.
Children, the elderly, and the poor are considered to be the most vulnerable to adverse health outcomes. Everyone are called upon to help mitigate global warming and help inform the people about its causes and its adverse effects. (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Feb 23, 2009 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
Catigbian adds another landmark of excellence and innovation with its newly opened P14M health and lying-in center as Mayor Roberto Salinas and his performance team opened it last Friday, February 20, 2009.
The new Catigbian Municipal Health Center and Lying-In Clinic came after the town also accessed World Bank (WB) funds in its Livestock and Auction Center.
The new health facility designed as a 5-bed puericulture and family planning center packs a chemical lab with equipment and supplies, dental clinic, minor surgical clinic and equipment all in a 628.68 square meter building with perimeter fences, concrete pavement in landscaped ground. (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Feb 23, 2009 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
On February 20, 2009, 4 hours ahead of its formal blessing and inauguration of the 5-bed puericulture and lying-in clinic set at 10:00 AM, a pregnant woman and her husband walked in for delivery assistance.
The mother to be: 31-year-old Hazel Tagayong Renoblas was accompanied by her husband Georgin. An hour and 45 minutes after they walked in, the shrill cry of the baby boy broke the silent anticipation of the father.
The baby weighed 6.3 pounds delivered and handled by Dr, Jacquiline Majella Uy, MHO and assisted by midwives and cord-dressed by Myra Madrangca confirmed Municipal secretary Ardissa Estavilla.
First in the line of Catigbian’s preventive medicine advocates, barangay health workers have been actively bringing out health messages to prepare for the new facility the town puts up to upgrade its health and medical services to its people. (PIA)
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