Filariasis

Seated from left to right) Dr. Jeffrey Ji, Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Edgardo Gonzaga, DOH-8 Regional Director, Biliran Governor Rogelio J. Espina, Dr. Nemesio Gako, DOH Undersecretary, Dr. Sue Nyut U, WHO Representative and Ms. Daisy Sembrano of Glaxo Smith Kline appear busy with their own task in the press conference held during the formal declaration of Biliran province as a Filariasis-Free Province on February 18, 2010 at the Naval State University (NSU) Hostel. Biliran province was the third filariasis-free province declared by the Department of Health (DOH) in the country aside from the provinces of Southern Leyte and Sorsogon. (PIA-Biliran)
photo by Kenskie