Article: DOH declares Sorsogon as malaria and filariasis free.

LEGAZPI CITY, July 30 (PNA) --- The Department of Health (DOH) regional office in Bicol has declared the entire province of Sorsogon as malaria and filariasis free province.

Dr. Noli Arevalo, team leader of the Department of Health-Provincial Health Team (DOH-PHT), said the National Center for Disease Prevention and Control (NCDPC) has conducted thorough validation and evaluation regarding the control program on malaria and filarial in Sorsogon.

Arevalo said that their efforts to combat these diseases that threatened the lives and dampened productivity of several individuals in the province since 1950's, have finally been rewarded.

"We thank ...

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