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4 Cebu provincial hospitals prepare to offer TB infection blood tests
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LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Four provincial hospitals in Cebu are preparing to offer blood tests for tuberculosis (TB) infection to help identify cases early and guide preventive treatment for eligible patients. Interferon-Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) testing may soon be offered at Capitol-run hospitals in Balamban, Bogo, Carcar, and Danao through a joint initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Department of Health Central Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-7). Provincial heal
- LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Four provincial hospitals in Cebu are preparing to offer blood tests for tuberculosis (TB) infection to help identify cases early and guide preventive treatment for eligible patients. Interferon-Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) testing may soon be offered at C...
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- LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Four provincial hospitals in Cebu are preparing to offer blood tests for tuberculosis (TB) infection to help identify cases early and guide preventive treatment for eligible patients. Interferon-Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) testing may soon be offered at Capitol-run hospitals in Balamban, Bogo, Carcar, and Danao through a joint initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Department of Health Central Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-7). Provincial heal.
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