DOH IN ACTION. An official of the Department of Health in Bicol urges students, parents, and teachers to get vaccinated against Covid-19 during the demand generation activity in this undated photo. The DOH also encouraged the fully vaccinated individuals to get booster shots. (Photo courtesy of DOH-5) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health in Bicol (DOH-5) has conducted "demand generation activities" to encourage more residents to get vaccinated as the region logged increase of Covid-19 cases. Noemi Bron, DOH-Bicol Health and Promotion chief, said the activity is to inform the public on the importance of the Covid-19 vaccination. "For the month of June at least 11,997 individuals from different provinces in the region availed the vaccination, and the campaign will be sustained by the Local government units (LGUs)," Bron said in interview on Thursday. She said the demand generation activities were conducted in various schools in the municipalities that have low vacc
The Department of Health-Bicol office inLegazpi City(File photo) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health-Bicol (DOH-5) on Thursday declared the region malaria-free. Noemi Bron, DOH-Bicol Health and Promotion chief, said the Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (RESU) has reported zero malaria cases in the region since 2012. "Malaria-free po tayo(We are malaria-free)for the past 10 years," Bron said. Malaria is a life-threatening yet preventable and treatable disease caused by the parasite Plasmodium that is often transmitted to humans through the bite of the Anopheles mosquito. "Symptoms of malaria include fever, headache, and chills that usually appear 10 to 15 days after getting bitten. If left untreated, an infected person may experience kidney failure, seizure, coma, and in severe cases, death," the agency said in a statement. In 2020, an estimated 241 million cases of malaria were recorded worldwide. Bron said the disease can be avoided by using insecticide-
GETTING PROTECTED. A teenaged boy receives his Covid-19 vaccine in Albay in this undated photo. As of January 2022, the province has covered 58 percent of its total population of 1,423,708. (Photo courtesy of Albay-PIO) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Bicol aims to inoculate 266,340 during the third national government vaccination campaign against Covid-19 on February 10 and 11. Noemi Bron, DOH-Bicol Health and Promotion chief, said in an interview on Tuesday that the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan 3" will include those 12 years old and above who have yet to receive their primary and booster shots. "From the total target, the 117,180 are those who need to receive their first dose, while 149,160 are targeted to receive their booster dose," Bron said. Those who were vaccinated at least three months after the second dose of a two-dose vaccine, or least two months after the single-dose jabs, are encouraged to avail of booster shots
CHURCH VAX SITE. The Church of God in Baao, Camarines Sur joins the Department of Health-Bicol in its efforts to ramp up Covid-19 vaccination by setting up an inoculation site at its premises. The site was opened on Nov. 24, 2021 in response to the call of the agency for faith-based organizations to help increase the region's vaccination coverage. (Photo courtesy of DOH-Bicol) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health's regional office Bicol Region is targeting to inoculate some 1,152,960 Bicolanos during the three-day government vaccination campaign from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. In an interview on Sunday, Noemi Bron, DOH-Bicol Health and Promotion chief, said the National Vaccination Days is in line with "Bayanihan Bakunahan", a nationwide vaccination activity that aims to inoculate 9 million Filipinos against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "The three-day vaccination activity includes the vaccination of those who belong to the rest of the adult population or those
CHURCH VAX SITE. The Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus of Naga City has offered its premises as a vaccination site to help the government achieve 70-percent population protection against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). It will continue to serve as an inoculation site for the pediatric population on Nov. 30, 2021 as part of the National Vaccination Days from November 29 to December 1. (Photo courtesy of DOH-Bicol) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in Bicol is encouraging faith-based organizations (FBOs) and establishments to assist in the government vaccination program by either setting up inoculation sites in their premises or strengthening demand generation to provide additional protection to their members. In an interview on Tuesday, Noemi Bron, DOH-Bicol Health and Promotion chief, said the Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus of Naga City had offered its premises as vaccination site starting last No