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                    [ArticleID] => 1992456
                    [Title] => Leaders of 23 West Pacific navies meeting in Philippines
                    [Summary] => Top navy officials from 23 countries in the Western Pacific region are in town for a workshop aimed at further exploring ways on effective ocean governance and regional partnership.
                    [DatePublished] => 2020-02-12 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1805318
                    [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/02/11/pn_2020-02-11_22-25-30723_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 1368206
                    [Title] => Talisay goal: All kids immunized
                    [Summary] => 

To immunize all children — this is the directive of City Councilor Richard Francis Aznar as Talisay City embarks on a mass immunization against measles and polio.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1333920 [AuthorName] => Garry B. Lao [SectionName] => Freeman Metro Cebu [SectionUrl] => metro-cebu [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1249866 [Title] => Western Pacific region has highest rates of hepa B – WHO [Summary] =>

The Western Pacific Region, where the Philippines is situated, has the highest rates of chronic hepatitis B prevalence in the world with almost 900 deaths per day, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 904223 [Title] => Myths hinder efforts to curb cancer – WHO [Summary] =>

The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday said that “myths and misconceptions” continue to hinder efforts to curb the rising cases of cancer in the Western Pacific Region.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img823/5742/gen6t.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 799154 [Title] => Western Pacific urged to scale up investments in immunization [Summary] =>

The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday asked countries in the Western Pacific to scale up their investments in immunization, saying that two million to three million people in the region contract diseases that can be prevented by vaccines.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 763897 [Title] => Tuberculosis in the Philippines: 10 things you should know [Summary] =>

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infection caused by bacteria that usually affect the lungs.

[DatePublished] => 2012-01-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134789 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805275 [AuthorName] => Dr. Willie T. Ong [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 759953 [Title] => DOH: Mass graves not necessary [Summary] =>

The Department of Health (DOH) said it is not necessary to dig mass graves for the fatalities of tropical storm “Sendong” in Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan.

[DatePublished] => 2011-12-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 737929 [Title] => Diseases from unsafe food spreading - WHO [Summary] =>

 Diseases caused by the consumption of unsafe food are spreading in the Western Pacific Region, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 733510 [Title] => WHO sets ministers' meeting in Manila [Summary] =>

Officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministers of Health from the 37 countries in the Western Pacific Region will meet here next week to discuss steps posed by a rapidly changing health environment.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-04 11:42:58 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 674840 [Title] => Iligtas sa Tigdas ang Pinas [Summary] =>

Department of Health-Central Visayas Regional Order No. 011, series 2011, dated March 4 read that the Philippines is committed to eliminating measles in 2012, the target year agreed upon with other countries in the Western Pacific Region.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1489320 [AuthorName] => Maria Eleanor E. Valeros [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) ) )
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