DID YOU KNOW (Malaria Awareness Month)
November was declared Malaria Awareness Month by virtue of Proclamation No. 1168 signed on Nov. 10, 2006 by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The Department of Health was tasked as the lead agency in the implementation of the anti-malaria campaign, in cooperation with the interior, education, defense and tourism departments, among other government agencies. —Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research
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