Brunei News Gazette

Category: Medical

2 new HIV treatment hubs to open in Zambo City

The government is opening two new treatment hubs in remote areas in this city that would offer free Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing. Clarissa Jose, regional coordinator of the Department of Health HIV – Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (A…

School-based mental health program bill reaches Senate plenary

The measure seeking to promote mental health and well-being in basic education by institutionalizing a school-based mental health program was ushered in Wednesday to the Senate plenary by its sponsor, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. In his sponsorship spe…

DOH probes possible clustering of Covid infections in Bilibid

The Department of Health (DOH) is investigating the possibility of clustering of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). In a media briefing on Tuesday, DOH officer in charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said they wer…

Daily average of new Covid cases rises by 112%

The country’s daily average of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases increased by 112 percent from May 1 to 7, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday. In its latest case bulletin, the agency recorded 1,352 daily infections from 637 rec…