DESPITE free medicines and treatment, cases of tuberculosis (TB) continued to rise in 2023, as the social stigma attached to the disease hindered people from seeking medical attention from health professionals even if symptoms such as excessive cough and unexplained weight loss began to manifest.
THE Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH 7) has called for continued patience amid the concerns of health workers about their long delayed Covid-19 allowances.
The regional health agency urged the eligible public and private healthcare workers for continued patience as it allocates additional P2 billion in funds for the delayed Health Emergency Allowance (HEA) in Central Visayas.
AFTER Cebu experienced a record high 40 degrees Celsius heat index for a couple of days since Friday, April 26, 2024, the state weather bureau is warning that it might go up under the 'dangerous' category as we enter the month of May.