Source: www.doh.gov.ph

CERTIFIED MALARIA- FREE

Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona and Governor Vilma Santos Recto join hands in unveiling the official marker declaring Batangas as a Malaria-Free Province. The Department of Health made the declaration after five years of intensive internal and external evaluation and finding out that there is no trace of any local transmission. In his message, Secretary Ona commended Batangas health workers and local officials headed by Governor Vilma for their determined action and commitment to totally eradicate malaria from the province. Malaria is a life-threatening disease transmitted by mosquitoes. It affects 40% of the world’s population, putting 3.2 billion people at risk in tropical countries like the Philippines. It is one of the leading causes of deaths worldwide.