Tag: animal bites

GET PETS VACCINATED VS RABIES, SAYS PHILHEALTH

Post author By Hazel Chua
Post date March 20, 2023
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With the country marking Rabies Awareness Month this March, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Sunday reminded the public to have pets vaccinated and to seek immediate medical attention for animal bites to prevent rabies infections and rabies-related injuries and deaths. According to PhilHealth acting president and chief executive officer Emmanuel R. Ledesma, Jr., […]

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RILLO RAISES ALARM ON ANIMAL BITES, RABIES DEATHS

Post author By Cassandra Ching
Post date March 6, 2023
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Pet-loving Filipinos filed a total of 79,925 in Animal Bite Treatment Package (ABTP) claims with the state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) in 2022, up nearly 40 percent from the 57,420 claims they made in 2021. “The record high claims betray the surge in animal bites all over the country, and each bite represents a […]

Tags animal bites, deaths, Quezon City Rep. Rillo, rabies, Rabies Awareness Month