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36,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine delivered to CAR
Philippine Information Agency
12 May 2021, 22:38 GMT+10
BAGUIO CITY, May 12 (PIA) - - The Regional Vaccination Operations Center (RVOC) reported that 36,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine were delivered to the Cordillera Administrativbe Region(CAR) this week.
These will be used for the second dose of individuals vaccinated with the first tranche of AstraZeneca allocated to the region and for the first dose of the remaining unvaccinated eligible population from priority gtoups A1 (frontline health workers), A2 (senior citizens) and A3 (adults with co-morbidities).
RVOC data show there are 10,313 frontline workers who received their first dose last March and are already eligible for their second dose after the 10 to 12 weeks interval.
Conner District Hospital Malasakit Center launched
Philippine Information Agency
08 May 2021, 00:38 GMT+10
BAGUIO CITY, May 7 (PIA) The Conner District Hospital (CDH) in Conner, Apayao has now a Malasakit Center.
Senator Lawrence Bong Go joined virtually Apayao officials led by Gov. Eleanor Bulut-Begtang represented by Executive Assistant Phillip Uba, Conner Mayor Martina Dangoy, Department of Health -Cordillera Regional Director Ruby Constantino, CDH Chief of Hospital Dr. Nelson Rigor in launching the Malasakit Center on Friday, May 7, 2021.
Also present were Charlyn Tagabing of the Provincial DOH Office, Martha Romasoc of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp, Lorna Lumiaon of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and other representatives.
107th Malasakit Center opens at LHRMH in Mt. Province
Philippine Information Agency
08 May 2021, 04:38 GMT+10
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE - Poor and indigent patients in the province and other nearby areas will now be confident to seek hospitalization and treatment with the opening of a Malasakit Center at the Luis Hora Regional Memorial Hospital(LHRMH) in Abatan, Bauko on Friday(May 7).
Senator Lawrence Bong Go, who authored the Malasakit Centers Act of 2019, led the launching ceremony of the LHRMH Malasakit Center via online with Presidential Adviser for the Visayas Sec. Michael Dino and Department of Health Undersecretary Roger Tong-an, a Director Angeline del Mundo of the DOH-Malasakit Program Office and DOH-CAR Regional Director Dr. Ruby Constantino.
Consolidated daily statistics of the Department of Health (DOH)-CAR show that from April 23 to May 2, the region recorded 3,955 recoveries as against the 2,655 new cases in the same period.
Most recoveries were logged in this city with 1,159, followed by Benguet province with 1,003.
Abra, which has the least number of COVID-19 cases, logged zero recoveries during the period. However, the province continues to be under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) as a preventive measure from the possible surge due to mobility.
The increased number of recoveries has also improved the hospital care utilization in the region which was classified as high risk in March and April.