You plan to move to the Philippines? Wollen Sie auf den Philippinen leben?

There are REALLY TONS of websites telling us how, why, maybe why not and when you'll be able to move to the Philippines. I only love to tell and explain some things "between the lines". Enjoy reading, be informed, have fun and be entertained too!

Ja, es gibt tonnenweise Webseiten, die Ihnen sagen wie, warum, vielleicht warum nicht und wann Sie am besten auf die Philippinen auswandern könnten. Ich möchte Ihnen in Zukunft "zwischen den Zeilen" einige zusätzlichen Dinge berichten und erzählen. Viel Spass beim Lesen und Gute Unterhaltung!


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Saturday, December 2, 2017

Latest from Comval Province


(Lupon)
Brgy. Cabinuangan, New Bataan is the “2017 Most Outstanding Lupong Tapamaya” in Comval Province where they received P50,000.00 Cash Prize from the provincial government under Gov. Jayvee Tyron Uy. DILG Provincial Dir. Noel Duarte, Prov'l Administrator Virgilia Allones lead the awarding held at the capitol on November 27. They will represent the province for the regional entry. (R. Renoblas/ID comval)


(DOH)
Comval Gov. Tyron Uy along with his department heads on health meet with Department of Health (DOH) Asst. Sec. Abdullah Dumama Jr. at the regional office in Davao City to discuss on the health and nutrition programs in the province. (maryel lasaca/id comval)




(redcross)
Mas dakong pundo ang ihatag ni Comval Gov. Jayvee Tyron Uy sa Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Comval Chapter para sa tuig 2018, kini usa sa nahisgutan atul sa bag-o nahumang 5th Chapter Assembly nga gihimo sa Social Hall sa kapitolyo niadtong Nobyembre 28, 2017. ((maryel lasaca/id comval)



(MCAPC)
Apil ang Public Secondary School Teachers Multi-Purpose Cooperative sa Maragusan sa hapit 90 na ka mga Kooperatiba sa Comval nga nakabenepisyo sa walay Interest nga pahulam sa Comval diin niadtong Nobyembre 27, 2017 ilang nadawat ang P200,000.00 Reloan. Gipatas-an na karon ang mahatag nga benepisyo nga pahulam sa mga kooperatiba ilalom sa “Micro Credit Assistance Program for Cooperatives (MCAPC). R. Renoblas/ID comval)

War on Malaria



I remember the time travelling around the world starting at the end 1970's and always having in mind: Malaria! The war on malaria has been a victory for human health, driving deaths down and life expectancy up. But meanwhile, experts fear that the positive trajectory is starting to shift.
 
The global fight against malaria is grinding to a halt, the World Health Organization warned on Wednesday (yesterday, I am writing this piece November 30, 2017!), amid flat-lining funding and political complacency.

Malaria infected an estimated 216 million people last year — about 5 million more than in 2015 — potentially reversing a six-year trend of decreasing infection cases. The majority of the 440,000 lives claimed by the mosquito-borne disease were young children in sub-Saharan Africa.

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said "progress appears to have stalled" in the fight against the tropical disease. "Although there are some bright spots in the data, the overall decline in the global malaria burden has unquestionably leveled off," Ghebreyesus said. "And, in some countries and regions, we are beginning to see reversals in the gains achieved."
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Fewer people are dying from malaria, but the rate of progress has slowed — especially in Africa.

Experts fear financial shortfalls and government complacency have thrown progress off track. "At the current level of funding and coverage of current tools, we have reached the limits of what can be achieved in the fight against the disease," said Abdisalan Noor, lead author of the WHO's annual malaria report.

Investment into malaria prevention — a third of which came from the US last year — has leveled off since 2010. Analysis by the WHO found that funding in countries with a high risk of malaria had dropped to an average of less than two dollars per person per year.

The WHO says a minimum annual investment of $6.5 billion (€5.5 billion) is required to meet its ambitious 2030 targets.
Funding in 2016 stood at just $2.7 billion.

The majority of malaria casualties are children under the age of five in sub-Saharan Africa. Insecticide-coated mosquito nets are an effective method of prevention.

Change in fortunes? Maybe. Hopefully! The long-term global decline in malaria-related deaths has helped cut child mortality, driving a sharp increase in global life expectancy. The WHO has repeatedly made announcement on "the massive roll-out of effective disease-cutting tools" and "impressive reductions in cases and deaths."

Mosquito nets soaked in insecticide — mostly delivered through mass distribution campaigns — are the primary method of protection. But in sub-Saharan Africa fewer than half of households have sufficient access to them. "If we continue with a business-as-usual approach — employing the same level of resources and the same interventions — we will face near-certain increases in malaria cases and deaths," Ghebreyesus said. How about the situation in the Philippines? I miss updated reports.

Malaria – Can it be vanquished?

Some 80 percent of malaria deaths take place in just 15 countries — 14 sub-Saharan African nations and India.
Emergency work is underway in Nigeria, South Sudan, Venezuela and Yemen, where ongoing humanitarian crises pose further public health risks.

Several countries in the Middle East and central Asia have been certified as malaria-free in the last decade, including Morocco, Armenia and Turkmenistan. Last year, Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka joined their ranks, having gone three years without recording an indigenous case of malaria.

"We are up against a tough adversary," Ghebreyesus said. "But I am also convinced that this is a winnable battle."

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