Press Release - Senate Health Committee tackles pertussis outbreak concern as Chair Bong Go urges DOH to strengthen prevention and response measures senate.gov.ph - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from senate.gov.ph Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
EXPECT the number of deaths due to pertussis or whooping cough to keep rising as more cases are reported, Health Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa said on Tuesday. The DOH has recorded 49 deaths as of March 23, 2024. Nonetheless, Herbosa said that amid the increase in the number of pertussis…
Two babies in Iloilo, both under one year old, were hospitalized due to pertussis or whooping cough and one of them died. The baby who died was just 21 days old. The Department of Health (DOH) said that pertussis or whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial disease that causes…