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NTRL expands capacity for Xpert MTB/XDR testing
Posted on  by Allenor R. Enciso
The National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory (NTRL), through its Learning and Development Section (LDS), capacitated 37 laboratory personnel from 15 identified...  Read More
Friday, 17 March 2023

<strong>RITM participates in nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill</strong>
RITM participates in nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill
Posted on  by Ma. Patricia M. Lansang
The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), through its Health Emergency Management Office (HEMO), participated in the 1st Quarter Nationwide...  Read More
Friday, 10 March 2023

<strong>Nat’l Polio Lab trains CARAGA, Maynilad on environmental surveillance</strong>
Nat’l Polio Lab trains CARAGA, Maynilad on environmental surveillance
Posted on  by Anel Azel Dimaano
In order to improve environmental surveillance (ES) activities and to orient new members of the ES network, the National Polio...  Read More
Monday, 6 March 2023

<strong>RITM, Germany strengthen health research efforts; launches Project BUKLOD</strong>
RITM, Germany strengthen health research efforts; launches Project BUKLOD
Posted on  by Anel Azel Dimaano
In collaboration with the Heidelberg Institute for Global Health (HIGH) and the University of Heidelberg in Germany, the Research Institute...  Read More
Friday, 3 March 2023

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Latest Data

38,276,946
Global Update – Covid-19

Globally, 38,276,946 cases of COVID-19 were reported from December 2020 to January 29, 2021. All regions reported a decline in new cases except the Western Pacific Region. This downward trend is largely attributed to relative reductions in case incidence in several countries that contributed the highest numbers in recent months. During the same period, around 722,643 deaths have been reported. Europe, South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions showed a decrease in new deaths compared to last week.
2566
MERS-CoV Lab-Confirmed Cases

Report as of 26 February 2021 (Source: Global Alert and Response WHO)
3297
Ebola Outbreak Confirmed Cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3416, of which 3297 are confirmed and 119 probable. In total, there were 2240 deaths (2121 confirmed and 119 probable) and 1142 healed.
862
H5N1 Reported Confirmed Case Worldwide Since 2003

H5N1 Reported Confirmed Case Worldwide Since 2003
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