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News Philippines » Bicol Region » Health: DOH sends 91 more health workers to Bicol

News channel or source: https://pia.gov.ph/news/doh-sends-91-more-health-workers-to-bicol/

Published on: Sunday 27 October 2024

QUEZON CITY (PIA) — The Department of Health (DOH) has boosted its health and medical assistance in the ‘Kristine’-hit Bicol region with the deployment of additional 91 health workers and more ...

News Philippines » Bicol Region » Health: Prolonged El Niño raises dengue threat, DOH-Bicol warns

News channel or source: https://manilastandard.net/news/public-health/314803617/prolonged-el-nino-raises-dengue-threat-doh-bicol-warns.html

Published on: Friday 09 October 2026

Dengue could remain a public health concern in Bicol through 2027 as prolonged El Niño conditions favor the development of virus-carrying ...

News Philippines » Bicol Region » Health: First acute stroke unit in Bicol now operational

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-ph/health/general/first-acute-stroke-unit-in-bicol-now-operational/ar-AA22XDUk

Published on: Monday 11 May 2026

LEGAZPI CITY — The first acute stroke unit in the Bicol region is now operational at the Bicol Regional Hospital and Medical Center (BRHMC), providing specialized treatment for stroke patients and ...

News Philippines » Bicol Region » Health: Dengue surge prompts DOH Bicol to raise Code Blue alert

News channel or source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2309676/dengue-surge-prompts-doh-bicol-to-raise-code-blue-alert

Published on: Tuesday 22 September 2026

The Department of Health has raised a Code Blue alert in the Bicol region amid a 19-percent increase in dengue cases, with the hospital bed occupancy rate exceeding capacity. INQUIRER.net stock images ...

News Philippines » Bicol Region » Health: Science week in Bicol Region highlights community-centric science, 'Piñavation'

News channel or source: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/25/tmt-newswire/science-week-in-bicol-region-highlights-community-centric-science-piavation/2410817

Published on: Monday 24 August 2026

IN Bicol, science is moving out of laboratories and directly into the hands of the people who need it most. This is “science, technology, and innovation in action,” as the Department of Science and ...

News Philippines » Bicol Region » Health: Patay sa dengue sa Bicol, pumalo na sa 63

News channel or source: https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/probinsiya/2026/10/11/2562376/patay-sa-dengue-sa-bicol-pumalo-na-sa-63

Published on: Saturday 10 October 2026

Umakyat na sa 63 katao ang nasawi dahil sa dengue sa Bicol region habang 15,146 kaso pa ang naitala dulot ng kagat ng lamok na aedis egypti na may dala ng virus.