Health Information Update
Source: WHO, Event Information Site for IHR National Focal
Event Updates: 28 August 2018
ABOUT BUREAU OF QUARANTINE
Considered to be one of the oldest government agencies, Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) is the health authority and a line bureau of the Department of Health (DOH). BOQ is mandated to ensure security against the introduction and spread of infectious diseases, emerging diseases and public health emergencies of international concern (PHEIC).