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The Department of Health-7 has called on local government units to activate their TB task force teams to detect and cure more patients with tuberculosis in Central Visayas.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-12 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1445297 [AuthorName] => Kristine B. Quintas/ATO [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1486403 [Title] => TB Awareness Caravan [Summary] =>

Joan, 35, of Caloocan City had been coughing for more than a month and had lost appetite over the days - but she just dismissed it as regular cough and blamed it on stress from vending in the streets. Until she coughed blood. She consulted with a doctor at the health center and was diagnosed of tuberculosis.

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In line with the national health agency's strengthened campaign against tuberculosis, the Department of Health-Central Visayas revealed it has allotted P41 million for additional isolation cells for inmates with TB.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1386325 [AuthorName] => Jessa Agua [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1301505 [Title] => Public now more informed on TB [Summary] =>

The Department of Health continues to note the increase of tuberculosis cases in the country every year.

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Dr. Myrna Cabotaje, head of the DOH’s National Center for Disease Prevention and Control, said they want to get accurate data on multi-drug resistance (MDR) TB so they can make adjustments in anti-TB programs.
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                    [Title] => DOH to LGUs: Empower TB task force teams
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The Department of Health-7 has called on local government units to activate their TB task force teams to detect and cure more patients with tuberculosis in Central Visayas.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-12 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1445297 [AuthorName] => Kristine B. Quintas/ATO [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1486403 [Title] => TB Awareness Caravan [Summary] =>

Joan, 35, of Caloocan City had been coughing for more than a month and had lost appetite over the days - but she just dismissed it as regular cough and blamed it on stress from vending in the streets. Until she coughed blood. She consulted with a doctor at the health center and was diagnosed of tuberculosis.

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In line with the national health agency's strengthened campaign against tuberculosis, the Department of Health-Central Visayas revealed it has allotted P41 million for additional isolation cells for inmates with TB.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1386325 [AuthorName] => Jessa Agua [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1301505 [Title] => Public now more informed on TB [Summary] =>

The Department of Health continues to note the increase of tuberculosis cases in the country every year.

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Dr. Myrna Cabotaje, head of the DOH’s National Center for Disease Prevention and Control, said they want to get accurate data on multi-drug resistance (MDR) TB so they can make adjustments in anti-TB programs.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) ) )
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