IF THERE’S ONE bright spot to observe during the fasting month of Ramadan among the mostly Muslim residents of the country’s southern backdoor, it would be the series of construction of new medical facilities and donation of medical equipment that were once nonexistent and inaccessible to the island residents of…
The BARMM Covid-19 bulletin update as of Feb. 4, 2022. COTABATO CITY - Health authorities in the Bangsamoro Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have reported a continuous decline in the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid 19) infections in the region. "We are happy about this development. We are looking forward to the continuous decline of the virus in the region," Dr. Bashary Latiph, Ministry of Health (MOH) - BARMM minister, said in a radio interview Saturday. Latiph said as of Friday, the MOH-BARMM recorded a total of 69 new cases in the region. Of this number, 35 are in Maguindanao, 22 in Cotabato City, seven in Lanao del Sur, and five in Basilan. The island provinces of Sulu and Tawi-Tawi both recorded zero Covid-19 cases on the same day. "The Covid-19 figure of 69 news cases in the region on Friday is way much lower than 147 cases recorded a day earlier," Latiph said. Meanwhile, Dr. Ameril Usman, MOH-BARMM director-general, said those who had been infected
COTABATO CITY The United Kingdom has reiterated its support to the Bangsamoro government in the latter’s fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and its other programs in the region. In her meeting with Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) leaders and development partners, Ambassador of the UK to the…
BOOSTING COVID-19 RESPONSE. Photo shows the new PHP25-million Covid-19 isolation facility that was turned over in Malabang, Lanao del Sur on Wednesday (Oct. 13, 2021). Dr. Bashary Latiph (inset), BARMM health chief, said the 100-bed facility will serve not only Malabang constituents but also patients from other towns. (Photo courtesy of MOH-BARMM) COTABATO CITY - Health officials in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have turned over a 100-bed isolation facility for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to Malabang, Lanao del Sur, the region's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced Thursday. Dr. Bashary Latiph, BARMM health minister, said the facility, amounting to some PHP25 million, was handed over to the management of the Dr. Serapio Montaner Memorial Hospital in Malabang on Wednesday. "The isolation facility will not only benefit Malabang constituents but all nearby municipalities of Lanao Del Sur amidst the Covid-19 pandemic," Latiph told reporters
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