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BOOSTER VACCINE. BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim gets his booster jab in public in this undated photo at his house in Maguindanao to convince other Bangsamoro people it is safe and effective. Dr. Elizabeth Samama, Maguindanao health chief, administered the shot. (Photo courtesy of IPHO-Maguindanao) COTABATO CITY - The vaccination hesitancy rate in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is diminishing as the vaccination campaign intensifies in all provinces and municipaliti...

MEDICAL SUPPLIES. The island provinces of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi receive medical equipment and some PHP3.7 million worth of medicines from the Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-BARMM) on Saturday, February 12, 2022. Shown in the photo is one of the three sea ambulances MOH-BARMM distributed to the three provinces. (Photo courtesy of MOH-BARMM) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Six medical facilities in the island provinces of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi (BaSulT...

INOCULATED KIDS. Children aged 5-11 years old await their turn to be vaccinated at the Cotabato Regional and Medical Center's launching of Bayanihan Bakunahan for pedia in Region 12 and the Bangsamoro Region in Muslim Mindanao in Cotabato City on Monday (Feb. 7, 2022). Each child got a food pack (inset) after getting their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. (Photo courtesy of DXMS - Cotabato) COTABATO CITY - Health authorities in the Soccsksargen (Region 12) and the Bangsamoro Region in Musli...

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 F...

SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACES. BARMM Health Minister Dr. Bashary Latiph (3rd from left) poses with the awardees during the Ministry of Health Red Orchid Awards 2021 awarding ceremonies held in Cotabato City on Monday (Jan. 31, 2022). The award is given to local government units, government offices, hospitals, and jail facilities for implementing 100 percent tobacco-free workplaces and environments in the region. (Photo courtesy of MOH-BARMM) COTABATO CITY - The health minister of the Autonomous Bangsamo...

BARMM embarks on a historic drive to raise literacy and education among Muslim youths

The national government has so far secured two official deals for COVID-19 vaccine supplies in the Philippines, one with Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac and another with the Serum Institute of India. Watch this space for bite-sized developments on the vaccines in the Philippines. (Main image by Markus Spiske via Unsplash)

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…

HEALTH SUPPORT. Dr. Ameril Usman, the Ministry of Health-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-BARMM) director-general, hands over a present to UK Ambassador Laure Beaufils during the latter's visit to the BARMM government center in Cotabato City on Tuesday (Dec. 7, 2021). The UK envoy (inset) reiterated her government's support to the BARMM's fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 and its other health programs. (Photo courtesy of MOH-BARMM) COTABATO CITY - The Uni...

DOUBLE-TIME. Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Health Minister Dr. Bashary Latiph (in white T-shirt) while in a vaccination center (inset) in Marawi City during the last day of the Bayanihan, Bakunahan activity on Dec. 1, 2021. The BARMM health official has vowed to work double-time to achieve population protection in the region. (Photo courtesy of MOH-BARMM) COTABATO CITY - Healthcare providers in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are now working ...