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DOH to reduce malaria cases in Palawan to zero by 2026 - Vimarsana News

DOH to reduce malaria cases in Palawan to zero by 2026

Published: February 10, 2023

Outdoor mosquito misting (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) is aiming to reduce malaria cases in Palawan to zero by 2026. "We want to focus our programs in Palawan, which is a province with remaining active cases, so in 2026, we would like Palawan to reduce its malaria cases to zero," DOH Standards and Strategy Division head Dr. Gerald Belimac said in a media Kapihan session on Friday. Earlier, the DOH announced that all provinces nationwide are malaria-free except for Palawan. It said 66 are malaria-free provinces while 15 have zero indigenous cases...

Source: philippinetimes.com
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