DR. MILAGROS FERNANDEZ

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                    [Title] => DOH averts spread of measles in tribal village
                    [Summary] => The measles outbreak in a tribal community in South Cotabato that downed 21 children, five of whom died, are now under control, the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday.


Dr. Milagros Fernandez, DOH undersecretary for Mindanao, said the measles victims belong to the Bilaan tribe, a nomadic group that lives in the remote village of Simsiman in Norala, South Cotabato.


Fernandez said a five-man DOH team was sent to Simsiman to look into the outbreak and immunize children aged nine months to eight years there. 


                    [DatePublished] => 2004-02-07 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => DOH launches nationwide anti-measles campaign in Cebu City
                    [Summary] => CEBU CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) launched here yesterday a nationwide campaign to eliminate measles amid reports that the disease has claimed the lives of four children from a tribal community in South Cotabato.


Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit said the four children belonged to the Bilaan tribe in the remote village of Simsiman in Norala, South Cotabato.


"Our people in the field are looking into that. We have this campaign to prevent incidents like this. We don’t want children to die from measles or to suffer its complications," he said.


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DOH averts spread of measles in tribal village

By Sheila Crisostomo | February 7, 2004 - 12:00am

The measles outbreak in a tribal community in South Cotabato that downed 21 children, five of whom died, are now under control, the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday. Dr. Milagros Fernandez, DOH undersecretary...

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DOH launches nationwide anti-measles campaign in Cebu City

By Sheila Crisostomo | February 5, 2004 - 12:00am

CEBU CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) launched here yesterday a nationwide campaign to eliminate measles amid reports that the disease has claimed the lives of four children from a tribal community in South...

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