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QC GOV’T EXPANDS ACCESS TO DOXYCYCLINE

Post author By Andrea Benitez
Post date September 16, 2026
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The Quezon City Government is expanding access to doxycycline across the city to strengthen leptospirosis prevention and ensure that residents exposed to floodwaters can receive timely intervention. Under the enhanced system, doxycycline will be made available not only in health centers but also through QC Action Offices, designated outreach sites, and accessible community spaces such […]

Tags doxycycline, leptospirosis, Mayor Joy Belmonte, Quezon City

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PRC GIVES DOXYCYCLINE TO FLOODED COMMUNITIES

Post author By Belen Natividad
Post date July 29, 2024
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The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) gave health tips and distributed doxycycline, a prophylactic agent to treat leptospirosis, to flooded communities in Mega Manila and Luzon. Over 500 individuals have received the medicine. Red Cross staff explained that without immediate and proper treatment, leptospirosis can damage the kidneys and cause liver failure. Children and pregnant women, […]

Tags doxycycline, flood, leptospirosis, Philippine Red Cross, Richard Gordon