State, private hospitals on alert for New Year’s Eve revelry By Joel C. Atencio December 31, 2010

State, private hospitals on alert for New Year’s Eve revelry

By Joel C. Atencio

December 31, 2010, 1:14am

MANILA, Philippines (PNA) – Doctors, nurses and other medical personnel of government-run and private hospitals nationwide were placed on Thursday on alert for firecracker-related injuries and other emergencies as the nation joins the world in welcoming the New Year on Friday.

The Department of Health (DOH) issued this announcement a few days after it launched an all-out drive against the sale and use of firecrackers through its “Kontra Paputok Campaign.".... MORE

Source:  Manila Bulletin

URL: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/295713/state-private-hospitals-alert-new-year-s-eve-revelry