We are relieved to hear that the test results have come back and shown that the man referred to RITM-DOH yesterday does not have #MERS. We wish him a speedy recovery.

While this case turned out not to be caused by #MERS, it is not unexpected that the disease will occasionally appear outside of the Middle East. Local health workers and the @officialdohgov did the right thing in acting rapidly to prevent any further possible spread.

Completed a fabulous 2 weeks of genomics implementation training at RITM-DOH AMR Surveillance Reference Laboratory in the Philippines. The local team and I are excited as ever as we blitz toward building a full-fledged sustainable genome sequencing suite! NIHR GHRU AMR Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance

#Dengue outbreak in #Philippines. A few thousand In2Care #Mosquito Traps will soon be deployed by Institut Pasteur, since 1887 and RITM-DOH to control #Aedes vectors and curbe disease transmission. outbreaknewstoday.com/philippines-de…

Thanks to Dr. Carlos and team for hosting me today at Philippines Research Institute for Tropical Medicine RITM-DOH. Global Affairs Canada Weapons Threat Reduction Program is pleased to work with RITM to strengthen capacity to respond to emerging/ re-emerging diseases. Canada in the Philippines

Crucial for countries to have accurate geospatial data to target interventions and minimise costs for #malaria elimination. 7 countries attend our #GIS training for NMCPs this week in #philippines with Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance LSHTM_malaria RITM-DOH World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific @morubkk @cegmercado

UPDATE: Malacañang orders suspension of work in government in Metro Manila today, April 23, 2019, per recommendation by the NDRRMC. Organizers of workshops outside RITM should confirm to their venues if the facility has been declared safe for occupancy.

A big part of dengue control is in our hands. We should not wait for the virus to even reach our children before we respond. #vectorcontrol RITM-DOH

Happening now: @DOHgov press conference with WHO Philippines and UNICEF Philippines on #polio.

Secretary Duque says that DOH is working with WHO, UNICEF and partners in responding to the #polio outbreak. He emphasizes the importance if immunization and good personal hygiene.

Secretary Duque shares that immunization campaigns will be launched in Manila, Davao and Lanao del Sur starting 14 October 2019. Duque shares that WHO and UNICEF will support with the immunization campaign. #EndPolio #polio

Secretary Duque has confirmed the re-emergence of #polio in the Philippines. There is 1 confirmed polio case in Lanao del Sur and another suspected acute flaccid paralysis case.

Dr Abeyasinghe emphasizes the importance of children being immunized by #polio vaccines regardless of their immunization status. #EndPolio

Secretary Duque stressed that these 3 factors contributed to the re-emergence of #polio in the Philippines: ▪️Poor immunization coverage ▪️Poor sanitation and hygiene ▪️Suboptimal surveillance

Usec Eric Domingo shares that the confirmed environmental sample was from seqage in Tondo. But the whole Metro Manila drains into this sewage leading to Manila Bay. The environmental samples in Davao were found in a river. #polio

There is an outbreak of #polio in the Philippines. Learn more about what this means and how you can protect your family: bit.ly/2m1hn8w #EndPolio