Malaria: The dangers of not taking anti-malaria tablets "Mandy wouldn't have been the first UK national to die from malaria. In 2010, more than 1,700 travellers were diagnosed with malaria after returning to the UK and seven of them died. In 2012, two people died of the disease in the UK. Last month a woman from Lancashire died after contracting malaria on holiday in the west African country of The Gambia. She had not taken anti-malaria tablets either. Mandy says she survived thanks to the fantastic care of the medical staff in the Santo Domingo hospital - and one particular doctor who made it her mission to make sure she beat malaria." "I'm an intelligent person - but I had no idea how serious malaria could be." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25265531
DUMARAO, Capiz - Department of Health Assistant Secretary Pauline Jean Ubial said dengue vaccines will be available in 2014. “It’s good news to all, dengue vaccines will be available in 2014,” Ubial said during a DOH medical mission held in the town of Dumarao in Capiz province Wednesday. However, the DOH assistant secretary said that cleaning the surroundings is still the best way to prevent the spread of dengue fever. http://www.interaksyon.com/article/70146/doh-dengue-vaccine-available-in-2014 BTW.. Tawa tawa is a common weed that the locals boil(roots and all)to make a tea.. They say it stabilises blood platelet levels. Ive heard similar things about Papaya leaves and Camote tops.. Hopefully,if this new Vaccine is dished out for free to every kid in the R.P then all this talk of magic remedies will be a thing of the past..
Somehow I doubt that very much............... In a country like the RP, Something like that would be exploited to the maximum by unscrupulous doctors, nurses, and various health officials. Virtually, It is a licence to print your own money.
Did anyone notice Gary Barlow popping an anti malaria tablet just before his trip to Afghanistan the other night? www.itv.com/itvplayer/gary-barlow-j.../episode-1-gary-barlow-journey-to-afghanistan
I don't think so, Dom. The Department of Health has a programme whereby Filipino babies can get the full complement of vaccinations at little or no cost to their parents. The same does not apply, however, to babies of mixed parentage whose parents pay the full cost and that can be up to 10,000 Pesos in the case of a "four-in-one" jab given at six months.
I was about to say that!! Actually we didn't have to pay for my daughters vaccines as they were not administered in the private hospital in which she was born.. Once her birth had been registered the Barangay health clinic did the rest..All free. I`m pretty sure that ALL kids born of a Filipino mother can avail of Vaccination programme and like you,I believe that the Dengue vaccine will be included. It`ll be interesting to find out for sure once this thing roll`s out.
