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The Department of Health–7 will conduct a program and information drive on leprosy in different provinces of Central Visayas as it intensifies the campaign to eradicate the disease.

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A visit to the Culion Leper Colony on Culion Island lends a bit of history to northern Palawan.

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The Department of Health (DOH) and research-based Swiss healthcare company Novartis have vowed to continue their partnership in order to speed up the country’s progress in leprosy control.

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The Department of Health (DOH) and research-based Swiss healthcare company Novartis have vowed to continue their partnership in order to speed up the country’s progress in leprosy control.

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The government has assured the public that leprosy is no longer a health threat after 800 new cases were monitored this year.

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A collaborative community-based campaign and a mobile phone-based referral system won the Gold Award for Best Practices and Innovative Ideas, respectively, in the Best Practices and Innovative Ideas in the Fight against Leprosy Contest.

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The fight against leprosy is not yet over. Innovation is needed to prevent re-emergence of the disease, finally eliminate leprosy’s social stigma, and help people affected by the disease lead normal lives.

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While the Philippines is still seeing leprosy cases in some communities, these cases are actually not new infections, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

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                    [DatePublished] => 2019-08-10 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => DOH heightens drive vs leprosy
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The Department of Health–7 will conduct a program and information drive on leprosy in different provinces of Central Visayas as it intensifies the campaign to eradicate the disease.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510280 [AuthorName] => May B. Miasco/LPM [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1334791 [Title] => Leper colony no more [Summary] =>

A visit to the Culion Leper Colony on Culion Island lends a bit of history to northern Palawan.

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The Department of Health (DOH) and research-based Swiss healthcare company Novartis have vowed to continue their partnership in order to speed up the country’s progress in leprosy control.

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The Department of Health (DOH) and research-based Swiss healthcare company Novartis have vowed to continue their partnership in order to speed up the country’s progress in leprosy control.

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The government has assured the public that leprosy is no longer a health threat after 800 new cases were monitored this year.

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A collaborative community-based campaign and a mobile phone-based referral system won the Gold Award for Best Practices and Innovative Ideas, respectively, in the Best Practices and Innovative Ideas in the Fight against Leprosy Contest.

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The fight against leprosy is not yet over. Innovation is needed to prevent re-emergence of the disease, finally eliminate leprosy’s social stigma, and help people affected by the disease lead normal lives.

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While the Philippines is still seeing leprosy cases in some communities, these cases are actually not new infections, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

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