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NORTH COTABATO TOWN TO STRENGTHEN EDUCATION AND INFORMATION CAMPAIGN AGAINST DENGUE
Wednesday 24th of April 2013
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 24 (PIA) -- The Municipal Health Office (MHO) of Kabacan, North Cotabato will strengthen its fight against dengue through massive education and information dissemination in different areas of the town.
This act is a response to the alarming dengue cases which were recorded in the town for the first quarter of the year.
According to Honey Joy Cabellon, disease surveillance and health emergency and management coordinator, 40 dengue cases were recorded in the town which is three times higher than cases recorded on the first quarter last year.
Cabellon identified Barangay Poblacion as the place where most ...
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03Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 3 (PIA) -- Soccsksargen Region has recorded 1,528 dengue cases in the first quarter of 2013, according to a report released yesterday by the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the Department of Health (DOH) – 12. Some 669 or 41 percent of the victims are children 10 years old and below. Jenelyn Ellie Ventura, health education and promotion officer of DOH 12, said the figure as of March ...
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02Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 2 (PIA) -- Binigyan ng kaukulang aksyon ng pamunuan ng City Health Office (CHO) ng lungsod ng Kidapawan, North Cotabato ang patuloy na pagtaas ng kaso ng dengue sa ilang mga lugar sa naturang lungsod. Kaugnay nito, kahapon ay nagsimula nang magbomba ng kemikal ang mga kawani ng CHO sa isang barangay kung saan naitala ang maraming kaso ng nabanggit na sakit. Ayon kay Luningning Alqueza, midwife ng Barangay Sibawan, target ng pagbobomba ng kemikal ay...
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01Apr2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Abril 1 (PIA6) -- Ang publiko padayun nga ginahinyu sa pagpaninlo para malikawan ang sakit nga dengue wara ti sapayan nga tag-irinit na ang panahon. Suno kay Tess Vergara, Supervising Sanitary Inspector kang Antique Provincial Health Office, ang tanan ginapangabay gid nga padayun mangin alerto sa bilog nga tuig kag maninlo sa sulod kag sagwa kang balay para wara ti uli-an ang lamok nga nagdara ka sakit nga dengue. Halin kang bulan kang Enero hasta kang Marso kadya nga tuig...
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27Mar2013SAN JOSE, Antique, March 27 (PIA6) -- Antique Provincial Health Office (PHO) urged the public to continue the fight against dengue since mosquitoes bite anytime, can hurt anyone and can thrive in various places. Tess Vergara, Supervising Sanitary Inspector, Provincial Health Office in an interview enjoined the public to pursue the campaign to ward off mosquitoes all year round because "aedis egypti", a dengue carrying mosquito thrives both in rainy and dry seasons. As of March 25, Vergara r...
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06Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 6 (PIA) -- The recorded increase of dengue cases in the region had prodded the Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Caraga to intensify its campaign against dengue through the implementation of the Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue (ABKD) program. DOH-CHD Caraga’s Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) Chief Dr. Gerna Manatad pointed out that with the increasing number of dengue cases in the region, the health department should find measures ...
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05Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 5 (PIA) -- A total of 396 suspected dengue cases were admitted to different disease reporting units in Caraga Region from January 1 to February 23. This is 74 percent higher compared to last year’s cases, recorded at 227. According to Dr. Gerna Manatad, chief of Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD)-Caraga, ages of cases ranged from less than one month old to 82 years old. She added majority o...
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28Feb2013LOS BANOS, Laguna, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- Before the onset of the rainy season, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is intensifying its dengue preventive measures by providing online information on dengue cases per community to serve as alert mechanism to concerned government offices and personnel. In the pipeline is a dengue alert website that will enable public health practitioners to check out high-risk areas for dengue outbreaks and come up with early intervention measures. Developed...
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20Feb2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- One death and 33 cases of dengue has been recorded in Antique, mostly from the northern towns. Information Officer Irene Dulduco from the Antique Provincial Health Office said that of the total cases this year, 23 are from three towns in northern Antique, namely Culasi with nine, Sebaste with eight and Barbaza with six cases. One death was recorded in the town of Bugasong, an eight-year old girl who was confined at the Delegate Angel Salazar Memorial Hospi...
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15Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb 15 (PIA) -- An officer of the Tropical Disease Unit of the City Health Office urged households to be more serious in destroying breeding grounds of dengue-carrying-mosquitoes by cleaning their home and surroundings regularly amid changing weather condition. Elizabeth Banzon, public health nurse and head of the Tropical Disease Unit said the residents still need to improve the observation of the four o’clock habit which calls for regular cleaning inside and outside the houses...
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11Feb2013BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 11 (PIA 6) -- A massive anti-dengue clean-up drive will be conducted in the barangays of Bacolod City on February 13, to kickoff the intensified dengue awareness campaign of the city government, a statement from the city said. A seminar was also held for the Liga ng mga Barangay at the Bacolod Government Center recently, after health officials reported an alarming increase in dengue cases. During the the seminar, Dr. Grace Tan of the City Health Office stressed the need for...
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11Feb2013ILOILO, Feb. 11 (PIA6) -- The Iloilo Provincial Health Office has called on everybody to undertake sustained pre-emptive measures against dengue. PHO Chief Dr. Patricia Trabado said in media interviews that the steps against the proliferation of dengue must begin in the household. Trabado also said the local government units should take initiatives to prevent the emergence of the disease. “Dengue has become a year-round disease that is why our efforts must go on,” Trabado said. She said ...
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08Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA6) -- Iloilo Provincial Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr., vows to intensify its fight against dengue, as cases of dengue fever in the province continue to rise. Report from the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) said there are already 160 cases and one death recorded in the province. In a press conference, Defensor said that health officials and health units in the local government units have been mobilized to exert all possible efforts to lessen the spread of the di...
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27Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH) and Y&R Philippines, Inc. (Y&R), one of the leading global marketing communications companies recently launched the anti-dengue mosquito trap. The do-it-yourself project is designed to help curb dengue cases in communities. “We want to teach people a simple, innovative and affordable way to help prevent dengue cases in their communities. Through this progra...
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24Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- The dengue cases in 2012 here in the city has increased 175 percent as compared to 2011. Of this figure, only in the month of April were the number of cases remained the same. In her report to members of the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) held recently here, Michelle Mae Que, a nurse from the city health office, said dengue cases in 2011 was recorded at 172 while 473 cases were reported in 2012. Que said from comparing the two years since January to December...
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22Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene. 22 (PIA) -- May labintatlong kaso ng chikungunya fever na ang nakumpirma ang Department of Health (DOH) 12 sa lalawigan ng Sarangani nitong nakalipas na ilang linggo. Batay sa ulat na ipinadala ng DOH 12 sa Philippine Information Agency 12, may 35 kaso ng chikungunya fever na ang na-diagnose sa bayan ng Kiamba at 22 naman sa bayan ng Maitum. Sa 15 na samples na kanila nang naipadala sa Research Institute for T...
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21Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 21 (PIA 12) -- Dengue cases in Soccsksargen Region or Region 12 in 2012 was higher by 61 percent as compared to the number of cases in 2011, according to a year-end report from the Department of Health (DOH) 12. Data from the DOH 12’s Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit sent to Philippine Information Agency on Friday, indicated that the entire Soccsksargen Region had 4,325 dengue cases as of Decem...
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16Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) in Caraga Region has recorded a 1.05 percent dengue case fatality rate in 2012 which is slightly above the national figure of less than one percent. In a press statement, the health department in the region said a total of 22 deaths out of the total number 2,090 cases were recorded in the region last year. The DOH officials said the 2,090 suspected dengue cases were admitted from January 1 to December 31, 2012. Of this figure, Agus...
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11Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene. 11 (PIA) -- Mas paiigtingin ng South Cotabato Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) ang kampanya nito laban sa dengue nitong taon. Sa isang pulong balitaan kamakailan, inihayag ni Celia Lorenzo, disease surveillance officer ng Provincial Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (PESU) na sa 2012 umabot sa siyam na raan ang kaso ng dengue sa buong lalawigan na mas higit kung ikukumpara sa humigit-kumulang 600 kaso no...
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07Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 7 (PIA) -- Umaapela ngayon sa mga mamamayan ang mga opisyal ng Municipal Health Office (MHO) ng bayan ng Mlang, North Cotabato na mag-ingat sa sakit na dengue. Ito ay matapos nakapagtala ng mga kaso ng naturang sakit sa bayan noong Disyembre ng nakaraang taon. Nabatid na halos 12 kaso ng sakit na nagmula sa iba’t-ibang lugar sa bayan ang nailista sa Rural Health Office. Mula sa bilang na ito, 10 ang isinugod sa mga ospital sa lungsod ng Kidapawan ...
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04Dec2012SYUDAD SA HENERAL SANTOS, Dis. 4 (PIA)-- Nagpahimangno sa publiko kabag-ohay lamang ang Department of Health (DOH) 12 nga dili baliwalaon ang dakong pag-usbaw sa kaso sa dengue sa rehiyon kung asa miabot kini ug 45 porsyento. Sumala pa sa taho gikan sa DOH 12 ang ihap sa mga nagkasakit ug dengue sukad Enero 1 hangtod Nobyembre 24 karong tuig mokabat na sa 3,726 tandi sa 2,575 nga kaso tong nilbay’ng tuig sa susamang panahon. Sumala pa ni Jenny Ventura, ang information officer sa DOH 12 nasa...
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03Dec2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 3 -- The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Region-10 has initiated “Health and Sanitation Info Drive” to the residents of barangay Lumbia, here. The information drive was part of BJMP-10’s proactive approach in lessening dengue cases in the barangay where the Regional Office and its largest jail facility are located. “It is important that we prioritize the health of inmates, sanitation of the jail facility and also that of the surrounding com...
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29Nov2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Nov. 28 (PIA) --- The Department of Health (DOH) 12 noted on Tuesday that dengue cases in the region now reached 3,726 from January 1 to November 24 this year; a 45% increase compared to the 2,575 cases for the same period last year. “Dengue cases reported to the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) 12 revealed that more than half or 53% of the cases were male with Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) or 56% was the most type reported,” DOH 12 information office...
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13Nov2012KALIBO, Aklan, Nov 13 (PIA) -- A downtrend in dengue cases in Aklan had been noted for the month of October, based on records of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) here, which recorded a total of 54 Aklanons afflicted. Dengue deaths in the province from January to October however already reached 13, with Malay town having the highest number with four; while Kalibo, Numancia, and Ibajay had two each; and one each from Banga, Libacao, and New Washington. For the 10-month period from January ...
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13Nov2012KALIBO, Aklan, Nob. 13 (PIA6) -- Nanotahan ro pagnaba it mga kaso it dengue sa probinsya it Aklan sa buean it Oktubre, base sa listahan it Provincial Health Office (PHO), nga nakalista it 54 nga kaso. Ugaling, ro numero man it namatay bangud sa dengue hay nag-abot eon sa 13, kon siin ro banwang Malay kara ro may pinakamataas nga numero, nga nag-abot sa 4, samtang ro Kalibo, Numancia ag Ibajay hay mag tig-2 ag ro Banga, Libacao ag New Washington hay mag tigsambilog (1). Sa sueod it napueong ...
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30Oct2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Oct 30 (PIA) -- Recorded dengue cases in the region decreased to only 224 as of October 26, from the 900 cases in September this year. Dr. David Mendoza, Department of Health (DOH) regional epidemiology, surveillance and disaster response unit head in region 10, said there has been a steady decrease in hospital admissions since last month. The total number of recorded cases starting January posted some 5,430 patients suffering the disease, twice higher (206.78 percent) whe...
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13Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, Oct 13 (PIA) -- The Office on Health Services (OHS) has recorded a decrease in the number of dengue cases in Cotabato City for the few past months. Based on OHS report, from 93 dengue cases listed June of this year, it lowered to 56 in July, 34 in August, 15 in September and this month, the office has so far recorded only one case. City Health Officer Dr. Marlow Niñal said majority of affected persons were males and more than half of the affected population were children. On...
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12Oct2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Okt. 12 (PIA) -- Bumababa na ang kaso ng sakit na dengue sa lungsod ng Cotabato sa nakalipas na mga buwan. Ayon sa tala ng Office on Health Services (OHS), mula sa 93 bilang ng kaso ng dengue noong Hunyo nitong taon, pumalo na lamang ito sa bilang na 56 noong Hulyo, 34 noong Agosto, 15 noong Setyembre at ngayong buwan isang kaso pa lamang ng naturang sakit ang naitala. Sinabi ni City Health Officer Dr. Marlow Niñal na nasa edad 90 pababa ang mga biktima ng nabanggit na s...
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04Oct2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Oktubre 4 (PIA) --Aabot sa 12 bagong kaso ng sakit na dengue ang naitala sa bayan ng Makilala, North Cotabato noong nakaraang linggo lamang. Ayon sa punong barangay ng Kisante Danilo Dante, mula sa nabanggit na bilang, isa ang kumpirmadong namatay. Samantala, limang pasyente naman ang kasalukuyang ginagamot sa isang ospital sa naturang bayan at ang iba naman ay mga outpatients. Sinabi ni Dante na isa sa mga dahilan ng pagdami ng mga lamok sa lugar ay ang mga baradong drai...
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27Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept 27 (PIA) -- Latest dengue report shows a significant drop in the number of cases here in the region. Dr. David A. Mendoza, Department of Health 10-Epidemiology, Surveillance and Disaster Response Unit (DOH-RESU) coordinator, said that the figure for this month has dramatically decreased to only 462 cases as of September 21. The DOH-RESU has recorded 1,507 suspected cases last month, the highest point reached starting January of this year. “Cases have started to dec...
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22Sep2012APARRI, Cagayan, Sept 22 (PIA) -- The municipal government of Aparri and its officials spearheaded the anti-dengue awareness campaign in the municipality last September 11. In the said event, Mayor Ismael V. Tumaru was joined by Vice Mayor Rommel G. Alameda, Sangguniang Bayan (SB) Member Shalimar D. Tumaru, M.D., Chairman, SB Committee on Health, Women and Family, Senior Citizen and Social Welfare, and all members of the Sangguniang Bayan as well as employees, teachers and pupils. The group w...
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15Sep2012MAKATI CITY, Sept 15 (PIA) -- The local government has ordered pest control operators using chemicals against dengue to clearance from the Makati Health Department (MHD). In a statement, Makati said the protocol is mandated under City Ordinance No. 2012-007 or the “Anti-Dengue Vector Ordinance of Makati." It said that all pest control operators are required to register or be accredited by the MHD prior to rendering services in any area within the jurisdiction of the city government. Applic...
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11Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, Sept 11 (PIA) --Tungod sa pagsaka sang kaso sang dengue sa Rehiyon 12 ang Center for Health and Development (CHD) 12 nagtukod sang inter-agency task force para matagaan kag makadulot sang maayo sa paghatag pagtamod sa mga kaso sang dengue sa rehiyon. Si Jenny Ventura, CHD 12 information director, nagsiling nga halin sang Enero hasta Septembre subong nga tuig, may ara kabug-usan nga 2,672 ka kaso sang dengue nga may 21 ka patay ang ginpahibalo sang probinsiya kag siyudad nga mg...
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08Sep2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Sept 8 (PIA) -- A region-wide interagency dengue task force has been organized to synchronize government actions in its fight against dengue . “We see the pressing need to organize a task force as dengue impose a significant health, economic, and social burden on the population,” a statement from the Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) 12 said. Dr. Jebie Areen Biron, regional epidemiology and surveillance unit head of DOH-CHD-12 said “susta...
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30Aug2012LOS BAÑOS, Laguna, Aug 30 (PIA) -- Science and Technology Secretary Mario G. Montejo, together with his counterparts from the health, local government, education and environment departments, agreed to work together to heighten efforts to control dengue fever outbreaks. With 25.7 million elementary and high school students victimized by the day-biting mosquito Aedes aegypti, the seven department heads have their hands full. Aptly called Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue, the project title is a ta...
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28Aug2012SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna, Agosto 28 (PIA) -- Sa pamamahala ng Department of Teachers Education at ng Department of Arts and Sciences ng Dalubhasaan ng Lungsod ng San Pablo (DLSP), isinagawa ang Dengue Awareness Seminar sa Barangay Sta. Catalina noong Agosto 26. Ang programa, sa pangangasiwa nina Prof. Bella Ople at Milagros Alimane, ay isang misyong pangkalusugan ng DLSP bilang pakikiisa ng paaralan sa programa ng Pamahalaang Lunsod sa pagbibigay kaalaman at impormasyon sa lahat ng mga tag...
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25Aug2012ILAGAN, Isabela, August 25 (PIA) -- The Santiago City health office has registered a decrease of dengue cases this year compared to last year for the period January to August. Santiago City health office sanitary inspector Donato Aggrave Jr. said from January to August of this year, only 264 dengue cases were registered as compared to the 911 cases registered during the same period last year. Aggrave however said the present data is still considered high, and precautionary measures are underta...
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24Aug2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Agosto 24 (PIA) – Magaget a tantu su pangumbalen kanu ulian nu kabpamonitor nu Office on Health Services (OHS) kanu siyudad nu Cotabato sabap sa kapagkagiseg nu kaso nu sakit a dengue. Natawan nilan sa naka-saut sa 277 a kaso nu dengue fever su naka-report nu City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit ganat sa Enero taman sa Hulyo saguna a lagun a labi a mapulo kanu 104% kanu naka-report a bilangan kanu minukit a lagun. Kanu gugunayan, dala bon nakasampay a repor...
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21Aug2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Aug. 21 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH)-10, has reiterated its call to local government units (LGUs) to intensify their campaign in the fight against dengue, one of which is the reactivation of the Barangay Dengue Brigade. This, after the Regional Epidemiology, Surveillance and Disaster Response Unit (RESDRU) of DOH-10 reported at least 16 deaths due to dengue in the region, as of Aug. 17, this year. Thirteen or 81 percent of the deaths came from Mis...
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17Aug2012TABUK CITY, Kalinga, Aug. 17 (PIA) -- City health authorities called on the public to heed anti-dengue advisories following a reported upsurge in suspect-cases, here. Based on the monitoring report shown by Rhea Barcellano of the City Health Office (CHO), dengue suspect cases in Tabuk shoot-up by 348 in two weeks from July 16-31 from the 336 cases recorded since January-July 15, 2012. For the period January-July 31, 2012, total dengue suspect cases here reached 684 compared to the 205 case...
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17Aug2012KORONADAL CITY, Aug 17 (PIA) -- Department of Science and Technology (DOST) 12 has intensified its campaign against the dengue virus in Region 12 with the distribution of ovicidal-larvicidal (OL) traps in elementary and secondary schools. DOST 12 said the agency has already distributed 11,270 OL traps, which were installed in nearly 5,600 classrooms in North Cotabato. A total of 1,454 kits were distributed to schools in Kidapawan City, and 9,816 kits to schools in the 17 municipalities of...
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14Aug2012CEBU CITY Aug 14 (PIA) -- The Cebu City Health Department (CCHD) continues to strengthen its defense measures against dengue amid the rainy season where cases are likely to spread despite a significant decline of dengue cases in July compared to the previous month. Durinda Macasocol, assistant city epidemiologist of the City Epidemiology Surveillance and Statistics Unit of the CCHD said they do not want to be complacent just because cases of dengue went down last month by slightly over 50 perce...
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14Aug2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug 14 (PIA) – A dengue disease surveillance report by the Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD)in Northern Mindanao revealed that 2,785 cases have been admitted in different sentinel hospitals from January to August 10. Latest record reports an increase of 329 cases from the reported total of 2,456 as of August 3, with five reported deaths. Regional epidemiology chief David Mendoza noted that this is 131 percent higher than last ...
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13Aug2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Aug 13 (PIA6) -- Health officials have again urged the public to take steps to stop the spread of dengue-carrying mosquitoe, in the wake of rising dengue cases in Capiz. Information Officer Joeffry Espiritu of the Provincial Health Office said 250 Capiceños were already victimized by the disease and claimed the lives of three people. Based on the records from the Capiz Epidemiological Surveillance and Response Unit (CESRU) from January to August 4, it has registered 323 case...
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07Aug2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Agosto 7 (PIA)--Ginagiten nu mga lokal nu opisyal nu Barangay Magsaysay sa siyudad nu Kidapawan, North Cotabato su kanilan a kampanya kontra sa sakit a dengue. Pedtilu ni Barangay Magsaysay Chairman Gregorio Lonzaga na su nadtelu a sangkad na aden lakit lambay nin kanu ka-alen sa kaiwas kanu dengue sa kanilan a lugar kapased nu tudtulan kanu duwatiman a biktima nu dengue a minatay ganat sa kanilan a pendadalepen. Tigin ni Lonzaga, malat su ginawa nilan sabap ka...
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02Aug2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug 2 (PIA) -- Dengue cases continue to rise in the region as the Epidemiology, Surveillance and Disaster Response Unit of the Department of Health (DOH)-10 said 192 new cases of dengue were monitored from July 21 to 30 this year. From the 2,112 reported cases as of July 20, it had now risen to 2,304 cases, as based on the region-wide hospital records, with no reported deaths on the same period (July 21-30). ...
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01Aug2012SAN JOSE, Antique, Aug 1 (PIA) -- The Antique Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) reported a total of 208 dengue cases with one death for the period January to July 27, 2012. These cases were in the following towns: San Jose, 68 cases (with one death); Tibiao, 33; Anini-y, 23; Hamtic, 16; Belison, 14; and Sibalom, 10. The rest of the towns have cases lower than 10. Irene Dulduco, Information Officer of IPHO, reported that incidence of dengue was highest in July cases with 81 cases, a...
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24Jul2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, July 24 (PIA) -- Dr. David Mendoza, head of the Department of Health (DOH) Northern Mindanao Epidemiology, Surveillance and Disaster Response Unit said they are expecting dengue cases to rise this year. Mendoza said a DOH study of dengue cases since 1996 reveal that the number of cases in the region will likely increase this year. As of January 1 to July 20, 2012, the DOH recorded a total of 2,112 dengue cases from all hospitals within the region. Mendoz...
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20Jul2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, July 20 (PIA) -- San Fernando City government officials and health officers visited Miranda Compound at Barangay Calulut and Barangay Quebiawan here to drum up the citizens’ participation in the fight against dengue disease. A team from the Philippine Army also helped in clearing the barangays of possible mosquito breeding places through their barangay clean-up drive. Dr. Eloisa Aquino, city health officer (CHO), said the barangay residents should follow city...
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20Jul2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, July 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD), Region 10 has reiterated its call for the local government units (LGUs) to intensify their anti-dengue information campaign. This, after the number of dengue cases that were admitted to the different sentinel hospitals in the region has continued to rise, from 1,023 as of May 25 to 1,720 as of July 6 this year. This means there were 697 more cases or an increase of 68.13 perc...
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16Jul2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, July 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) here, in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), conducted a seminar on ovicidal/larvicidal traps (OL traps) for school heads and teachers. The one-day seminar was held last June 22-23, 2012 at The DepEd division office here. Education Program Supervisor Eduardo C. Escorpiso said the seminar was participated by at least 270 school heads and Science coordinators in districts or municipalities ...
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10Jul2012SIQUIJOR, July 10 (PIA) -- A total of 1,364 ovicidal-larvicidal trap (OL trap) kits were distributed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to public elementary and secondary schools to help fight dengue upsurge in the province. DOST-Siquijor provincial director Mario E. de la Pena said the number of kits given is proportionate to the number of classrooms provided by the Department of Education (DepEd). Some 534 elementary schools and 148 secondary schools or a total of 682 school...
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10Jul2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, July 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology Region 2 (DOST 2), in partnership with the Department of Health, has handed some ovicidal/larvicidal (OL) traps to the Department of Education here. The 6,000 OL traps were set for distribution to public elementary and high school in the province that were identified to have cases of dengue. Daisy de Jesus Simon, DOST Quirino information officer, said each classroom of the identified schools with dengue cases wi...
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10Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) is intensifying its campaign against dengue by tapping the communication support of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), the government’s information arm. This was developed after the consultative workshop conducted in Metro Manila regarding the implementation of DOH’s nationwide anti-dengue campaign where the latter requested PIA to help its campaign by using of the agency’s two electronic communication channels - the inbox...
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07Jul2012ILAGAN, Isabela, July 7 (PIA) -- The Provincial Health Office has started to distribute biolarvicides in schools and health centers, and led series of clean-up drives in the localities to prevent new dengue cases in the province. Biolarvicides is a technology that kills mosquito larvae. It comes from rice husk formulations that prevents larvae from digesting their food leading to larvae dying of metabolic starvation. Dr. Rosarita Mariano, provincial health officer, said the PHO has registered...
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06Jul2012MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan, July 6 (PIA) -- The governor of Bulacan announced that a huge budget has been allocated to ensure that dengue-afflicted residents of the province will receive medical attention. Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado said this during the second observance of Association of Southeast Asian Nations Anti-Dengue Day at San Jose del Monte. Sy-Alvarado also assured his constituents that free medical services for all dengue patients are offered at the Bulacan Medical Center and other...
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04Jul2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, July 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Health-Center for Health Development-3 (DOH-CHD3) recorded a 12-percent surge in dengue cases in Central Luzon from January to June 30 this year compared to the same period last year. Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit chief Jesse Fantone said in a press conference in Pampanga on Monday that Central Luzon placed second with 6,241 cases to National Capital Region with the highest cases in the entire archipelago with aroun...
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02Jul2012ITOGON, Benguet, July 2 (PIA) -- The Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue (ABKD) campaign was launched in Barangay Tuding, this town, last June 28 by the provincial government of Benguet, in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH-CAR) and in coordination with the municipal government of Itogon. The ABKD is among the anti-dengue strategies of DOH that is implemented in the barangays through the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). In a memorandum, DILG enjoins all local gover...
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02Jul2012MAKATI CITY, July 2 (PIA) -- The Makati Health Department (MHD), started implementing the first phase of a six-month dengue prevention and control program in the city’s 38 public elementary and high schools. This is in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd)-Makati, Department of Health (DOH), and Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Data from the Makati Health Department showed that there has been a 30 percent increase in the number of dengue cases recorded from January...
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02Jul2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, July 1 (PIA) –Rains may seem a blessing to rural communities but it could also be a downside to urbanized centers, if the recent dengue surveillance reports are the basis. According to reports from the Provincial Health Office (PHO) Tagbilaran City and highly populated areas showed more patients afflicted with dengue, that bolster claims that people in heavily populated areas have more worries about the disease. The same report furnished by the Provincial Epidemiolo...
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02Jul2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, July 2 (PIA) -- If dengue fever can manifest in “by the books” symptoms then, health practitioners are now in for tougher times dealing with the disease that has claimed lives of at least 10 Boholanos since January 2012. A nurse who sits as Provincial Dengue Program Coordinator and a medical officer based at the Department of Education (DepEd) schools’ division office in Bohol confirmed that the new dengue strain, brought by the aedes aegypti mosquitoes, carries sy...
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27Jun2012CARMONA, Cavite, June 27 (PIA) -- The Municipal Health Office (MHO) reactivated the Carmona Little Dengue Brigade (CLDB) last week due to the alarming rise in dengue cases in the country. Dr. Homer Aguinaldo, chief of the MHO, reactivated the CLDB in 13 public and private elementary schools composed of students in grades 5 and 6 who were sworn in as dengue busters by Mayor Dahlia Loyola last June 25 at the town’s plaza. Seventy-five students pledged their commitment as dengue advocates. The...
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27Jun2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, June 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD), Region 10, has called on the local government units (LGUs) to intensify their anti-dengue information campaign. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, Regional Director of DOH-CHD 10, who sounded the call, also challenged the LGUs to activate the Bantay Dengue Brigades in their barangays in the wake of the rising number of dengue cases in the region, especially during this rainy season. “And ...
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26Jun2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, June 26 (PIA) -- Samar province, through the provincial health office (PHO), observed ASEAN Dengue Day yesterday, June 25, along with the two other Samar provinces. In Catbalogan City today, a forum with barangay officials will take place to ensure that rural folks are properly guided on how to avoid dengue cases in their barangays. Rogelio Brillantes, dengue program coordinator, said that 2010 posted the highest number of cases, which soared to 11, 000 in the region. ...
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26Jun2012DUMAGUETE CITY, June 26 (PIA) -- Dengue cases in Negros Oriental have reached an alarming level with 296 cases and two deaths recorded for the first semester of this year, said Assistant Provincial Health Officer Dr. Felix Sy of Negros Oriental Health Office. The two persons who died of dengue hemorrhagic fever came from the municipalities of Sibulan and Bacong. Most of the the dengue victims are aged 21 and above, and both female and male almost equally represented. Sy said the January to Ju...
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22Jun2012KALIBO, Aklan, June 22 (PIA) -- A report from the Provincial Health Office (PHO) here revealed that six Aklanons died of dengue from the January to June 9 of this year. Of the six deaths, two each were from Kalibo and Ibajay, and one each from New Washington and Malay. From January to June 9, the PHO has listed a total of 179 dengue cases admitted at various hospitals in Aklan, with eight of these coming from nearby provinces. Two of the reported deaths were said to have been brought to Il...
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21Jun2012SAN JOSE, ANTIQUE, June 21 (PIA) -- The Antique Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) reported an increase of dengue cases in Antique from 40 in May 15 to 82 as of the latest data covering the period January to June 14, 2012. Three towns are on alert, according to Irene Dulduco, Information Officer of IPHO. These are the municipalities of San Jose with 20 cases, Tibiao with 16, and Belison with 13. Said towns have clustering of dengue cases wherein three or more persons were affected in...
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20Jun2012KALIBO, Aklan, June 20 (PIA6) -- Public and private elementary and high schools in Aklan are set to receive Ovicidal trap kits from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to help prevent or stop dengue-carrying mosquitoes from infecting pupils and students. According to Jairus Lachica, Provincial Head of DOST-Aklan, Aklan schools may have their respective Ovi traps in July, with each classroom ge...
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20Jun2012DAGUPAN CITY, June 20 -- The Pangasinan provincial health office (PHO) is calling on volunteers for a bloodletting activity that will be held on June 20. Health education promotion officer Christina C. Alcantara said the activity will be held at the Provincial Training and Development Center, Capitol Complex in Lingayen town, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Donors must be between 18 to 65 years old. The activity, which centers on the theme "Dugo Mo, Dugtong ng Buhay Ko," is a joint project of the...
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20Jun2012SANTIAGO CITY, ISABELA, June 20 (PIA) -- The Center for Health Development (CHD) 2 in coordination with the city government of Santiago launched the Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue (ABKD) as a measure to eliminate future deaths and rise in dengue cases. The ABKD seeks to search and destroy the places where the dengue-carrier mosquito thrives in barangays. Since last week, Santiago City has declared a dengue outbreak after four dengue-related deaths from January to May this year. Ramoncito Baya...
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18Jun2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, June 18 (PIA) -- The intensified information dissemination campaign to fight dengue will continue in the three cities and 14 towns of Misamis Occidental. This, after the campaign proved to be very effective in the province. Governor Herminia Ramiro said the info contained the 4S campaign which informed the public on “searching and destroying, applying self-protection measures, seeking early consultation, and saying ‘no’ to indiscriminate fogging." The ...
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18Jun2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, June 18 (PIA) -- Department of Health (DOH) recorded a 3.89-percent surge in dengue cases in the country from January to June 2 this year compared to the same period last year. Health Secretary Enrique Ona disclosed in a press conference in Pampanga last Friday that the number of reported cases currently stands at 32,193 compared to around 30,000 during the same period last year. National Capital Region posted the highest with 7,670 cases followed by Central Luz...
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18Jun2012ILAGAN, Isabela, June 18 (PIA) -- This province's Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has declared June 15 of every year as dengue awareness day, as a measure to create awareness among Isabelinos to prevent the occurrence of dengue cases in the province. Sangguniang Panlalawigan member Rolando Tugade, committee chairman on health at the SP, said the province’s legislative council has approved this on its third and final reading during the May 8 regular session, in support to the provincial health o...
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18Jun2012NAGA CITY, Camarines Sur, June 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) and the city government jointly launched over the weekend “Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue (ABKD)” in search for the barangay that can best implement its anti-dengue campaign. Dr. Nestor Santiago, DOH Director for Bicol reiterated his call to the members of the community to remain vigilant and to avoid complacency in fighting the dreaded dengue virus. “The campaign against dengue has taken another new turn and its ta...
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18Jun2012BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, June 18 (PIA) -- The province of Negros Occidental and the City of Bacolod noted a more than 50 percent drop in the number of dengue cases from January to June 2 this year, compared to last year. In 2011, Bacolod City recorded 190 cases of dengue with three deaths while for almost first half of 2012, only 84 cases had been recorded with only 1 death so far. Meanwhile, Negros Occidental had 499 cases and seven deaths last year as compared to the January to Jun...
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17Jun2012BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, June 17 (PIA6) - - The province of Negros Occidental and the City of Bacolod noted more than 50 percent drop in the number of dengue cases from January to June 2 this year compared to last year. In 2011, Bacolod City recorded 190 cases of dengue with three deaths while for almost first half of 2012, only 84 cases had been recorded with only 1 death. Meanwhile, Negros Occidental with 499 cases and seven deaths last year has recorded from January to June 2, 201...
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16Jun2012BONTOC, Mt. Province, June 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) turned over Ovicidal Larvicidal (OL) traps to the Department of Education (DepEd) - Mt. Province Division Office for distribution to all public elementary and high schools in the province as part of government efforts to fight dengue. The DepEd got 4,200 units of OL traps comprising of black cups, strips of lawanit, and organic pellets; and additional 54,583 sachets of pellets for 2,100 elementary and second...
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16Jun2012BAGUIO CITY, June 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) calls for more awareness and vigilance against the dreaded dengue-carrying mosquito with the onset of the rainy season and the observance of Dengue Awareness Month this June. DOH Center for Health and Development Cordillera (CHD-CAR) Entymologist Ursula Segundo, in a kapihan forum, Wednesday, reminded the public to regularly clean their surroundings from possible dengue mosquito breeding sites, especially this rainy season when dengu...
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16Jun2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga June 16 (PIA) -- Health Secretary Enrique Ona disclosed that in order to lessen the cases of dengue in the country, we must do “preventive and promotive measurements.” In a news conference yesterday in Pampanga, Ona said, “dengue is a global problem and each Filipino has a role to partake in order to eradicate it especially now that it is the rainy season.” “We don’t have an assurance of 100 percent that we couldn’t be hit by dengue but we could do ...
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15Jun2012ILOILO CITY, June 15 (PIA) -- From January to June 2 this year, the Department of Health in Western Visayas reported that 28 persons died of dengue. In connection with this, they are urging the community to strengthen environmental sanitation to get rid of the breeding grounds of dengue-carrying mosquitoes. Dr. Joji Jimenez, DOH 6 dengue regional medical coordinator, said during a press conference that Iloilo province has the highest number of deaths with nine, followed by Iloilo City, seve...
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15Jun2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, June 15 (PIA) -- The city government of San Fernando in Pampanga will spearhead today the country’s observance of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Dengue Day with Health Secretary Enrique Ona as guest of honor. “The annual observance, which started last year, is aimed at strengthening national political commitment and regional cooperation on the effort to control and combat Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) whose cases and deaths gave impact o...
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14Jun2012DAVAO CITY, June 14 (PIA) – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in the region is set to roll out its distribution of the mosquito Ovicidal-Larvicidal Traps or OL Traps in all 358 public elementary and secondary schools in the city. DOST-XI launched on Wednesday its school-based OL Trap program in a bid to help reduce dengue cases in Davao City considered as priority area in Davao Region due to high incidence of the disease. DOST-XI Assistant Regional Director Elsie Mae A. Solid...
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09Jun2012KALIBO, Aklan, June 9 (PIA) -- The province of Aklan listed 151 cases of dengue from January to May 27 of this year, as shown by records of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) here. Unlike the previous years where some municipalities had zero dengue cases, all the 17 municipalities for the period have cases of dengue, with Kalibo, the province’s capital town having the highest number with 50 cases. Other municipalities with two-digit cases include Numancia town, just across the Kalibo Bridg...
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08Jun2012SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, June 8 (PIA) -- With the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s official declaration of rainy season in the country, the Santiago City city health office has intensified its anti-dengue campaign to prevent the rise of dengue cases in the city. Dr. Ramoncito Bayang, assistant city health officer, said cases of dengue in the city remain alarming as it has registered four deaths in the last five months from January to May this year. ...
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07Jun2012ILOILO CITY, June 7 (PIA 6) - - With 288 cases and six deaths due to dengue from January to May this year, the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) is urging the public to sustain environmental sanitation in order to defeat dengue. Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quinon, Assistant Provincial Health Officer I of IPHO, disclosed during the PIA-Cable TV program that an increase of 144 percent was noted in the rise of cases of the dreaded disease if compared to the January to May 2011 record with...
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07Jun2012DUMAGUETE CITY, June 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) here has distributed 14,348 ovicidal-larvicidal traps (OL traps) to public elementary and secondary schools in Negros Oriental last week to help in the fight against dengue. DOST provincial director Gilbert Arbon said the DOST provided an initial two-month supply of the OL trap kits for 7,174 classrooms in the five cities and Negros Oriental divisions. “OL traps prevent the larvae from maturing into dengue-carryi...
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06Jun2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, June 5 (PIA) -- The onset of the rainy season has also brought with a slight increase of the number of dengue cases across Soccsksargen Region or Region 12, according to report from DOH 12. Dr. Alah Baby Vingno, head of the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of DOH 12, reported that as of June 2, Region 12 had already 1,137 dengue cases. “This is four percent higher compared to (reported dengue cases of the) same period last year,” Vingno s...
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05Jun2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, June 5 (PIA) -- While the number of dengue cases in Region 10 went up to 36.74 percent during the period January 1 to June 1, this year, the dengue cases in Misamis Occidental went down by 80.61 percent during the same period. This data is shown in the 2012 Dengue Morbidity Report for the 22nd Week, submitted by Dr. David Mendoza, Head of the Regional Epidemiology, Surveillance and Disaster Response Unit (RESDRU) of the Department of Health-Center for Health ...
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02Jun2012QUEZON CITY, June 2 (PIA) - In a bid to fight dengue , the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said in a press release Friday it is distributing more than 435,000 Ovicidal-Larvicidal (OL) Traps to public elementary and secondary schools nationwide before the rainy season comes. “DOST will provide OL Trap kits to every public school classroom all over the country,” DOST Secretary Mario Montejo said in the press release. “OL Traps prevent the larvae from maturing into dengue-carryi...
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02Jun2012TAGUIG CITY, June 2 (PIA) –- Two days before school opening on Monday, June 4, the city government of Taguig through the City Health Office has stepped up its campaign against dengue. In a release, Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano directed the City Health Office (CHO) to intensify the anti-dengue drive. “We are targeting public schools because students are most vulnerable to the disease,” said Dr. Isaias Ramos, OIC-chief of the City Health Office. Ramos also said that misting operation...
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01Jun2012SIQUIJOR, June 1 (PIA) -- There is an upsurge in dengue cases in the country and government is addressing this problem with the help of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) which has come up with a mosquito trap technology that is proven to be effective, said DOST-Siquijor Provincial Director Mario E. de la Pena. However, de la Pena said science teachers, district supervisors, and principals should first undergo training that will enable them on the School-based Roll-out of the Ovic...
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31May2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 31 (PIA6) -- Health officials in Capiz warned Capiceños to be vigilant and to take extra precautions against the possible increase of dengue cases at the onset of the rainy season. Department of Health (DOH) Representative in Capiz Dr. Leah Del Rosario once again urges the public to step up efforts in the conduct of clean-up and environmental sanitation activities that would prevent the spread of dengue-carrying mosquitoes. Del Rosario pointed out that the cycle of the...
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30May2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Mayo 30 (PIA) -- Mokabat sa 30 ka kaso sa dengue ang gidawat sa mga sentinel hospital sa probinsiya sa Misamis Occidental, gikan sa Enero 1 ngadto sa Mayo 25, ning tuig 2012. Kini nga gidaghanon mitala sa 83.33% nga pagkunhod o pag os-os sa mga kaso sa dengue itandi sa 180 ka kaso sa dengue nga natala sulod sa maong panahon, sa milabay nga tuig, matud pa ni Dr. David Mendoza, Hepe sa RESDRU kun Regional Epidemiology, Surveillance and Disaster Response Unit s...
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19May2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 19 (PIA) -- Due to the dengue outbreak in Zamboanga City, the mayor instructed the City Health Office last May 17 to conduct a massive fumigation in all public and private schools in the city before the opening of classes for School Year 2012-2013 on June 4. Mayor Celso Lobregat issued the instruction yesterday during a meeting for Balik Eskwela at City Hall conference room, which was attended by school principals and administrators, police and fire officers, barangay offici...
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16May2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 16 (PIA6) -- The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Capiz has already started its intensified information dissemination campaign on the 4S strategy against dengue, to bolster awareness and prevention from the mosquito-borne disease. 4S stands for Search and Destroy, Self-protection Measures, Seek Early Consultation, and Say No to Indiscriminate Fogging. “The Rural Health Units also undertake the 4S campaign at the municipal and barangay levels,” said PHO-Capiz Public ...
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16May2012BALER, Aurora, Mayo 16 (PIA) -- Nananawagang muli ang Malakanyang sa lahat ng mga Pilipino na gawin ang kanilang bahagi sa pagpigil sa pagkalat ng dengue virus sa pamamagitan ng pagpapanatiling malinis ng kanilang paligid. Ayon kay Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, dapat maging responsable ang mga Pilipino na linisin palagi ang kanilang kapaligiran at siguraduhin na walang tubig na naiipon na maaaring pamugaran ng mga lamok na nagdadala ng virus. Aniya, ang pagkalat ng dengue vir...
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16May2012SAN JOSE, Antique (PIA) –- Ang Antique Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) nagapanawagan sa suporta kang kumonidad sa pagtapna kang Dengue. Suno kay Irene Dulduco, Information Officer, Antique IPHO ang pagbuligay kang kumonidad sa pagpaninlo nakabulig ka bahul sa pagpanaba kang kaso kang dengue sa probinsya. Halin kang Enero hasta May 15, may 40 lamang ka kaso kang dengue ang nalista, tam-an ka naba kun ikumparar sa 85 ka mga kaso kang nga nagligad nga tuig sa parehas nga binulan u...
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14May2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 14 (PIA) -- The City Health Office (CHO) has conducted a massive and simultaneous city-wide clean-up drive last Saturday, May 11, and has stepped up the implementation of other anti-dengue measures in the city. City Health Officer Dr. Rodel Agbulos said barangay officials, volunteers, and individual households showed support and cooperation in the May 11 citywide clean up by cleaning their respective areas and ridding off possible breeding sites of dengue-carrying mosquitoe...
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14May2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 14 (PIA) -- The city government has declared a dengue outbreak in Zamboanga in the wake of rising dengue incidences that have reached 774 cases with 9 fatalities, from January 1 to April 30. Mayor Celso Lobregat said records from the City Health Office (CHO) showed that dengue cases have reached outbreak level in April requiring urgent and uninterrupted measures to search and destroy breeding places of dengue carrier mosquitoes. Outbreak threshold for April is 225 cases ...
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12May2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, May 12 (PIA)-- Despite the reported decrease of dengue cases in Region 12, the City Integrated Health Services Office (CIHSO) here remains in full alert for possible new cases or outbreak. Dr. Edgardo Sandig, CIHSO chief said health personnel will be on their toes to monitor and conduct surveillance of any dengue cases in the city particularly in vulnerable areas bounded by rivers, which are breeding grounds of mosquitoes. He said the CIHSO is undertaking surveillance on B...
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12May2012LOS BANOS, Laguna, May 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Health, through the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s, is now providing free hospitalization for indigent patients affected by dengue. DOH secretary Enrique Ona said during the recent Dengue Summit at Heritage Hotel in Manila, “We are serious in achieving universal healthcare by extending PhilHealth coverage to all Filipinos belonging to the marginalized sector of the society. Dengue is one of the 23 medical conditions covered by...
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09May2012TABUK CITY, Kalinga, May 9 (PIA) -- Students hired by the city government under the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) are performing community clean-up work as part of the city’s anti-dengue program. This year, the city government hired 150 students for a 20-day summer job at a rate of P250/day to support their education. City Public Employment Service Officer Loyda Saboy said the SPES students are being utilized in the Brigada Eskwela program, cleaning school surroun...
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07May2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Dr. Eric Tayag said they are closely monitoring the dengue cases here after they observed a rare strain of dengue circulating in the city. “Sero Type 4 dengue strain has been observed in Zamboanga City,” Usec. Tayag quoted. Tayag said the surge in dengue cases in the city is a bit unusual in this time of the year and is suspecting the circulation of the said dengue strain. According to Tayag, this strain is differ...
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06May2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- The City Health Office (CHO) raised dengue cases to high alert level after recording 654 cases for the first five months of the year, tripling the number of cases recorded in the same period in 2011. City Health Officer Dr. Rodelin Agbulos said the number is close to an outbreak. “Our records are just 100 cases short to being an outbreak," Dr. Agbulos said. A comparative data from CHO reveal that there were only a little over 200 cases recorded from January to...
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02May2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, May 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) Region 4A conducted its regional launching of the anti-dengue campaign for 2012 at the Pacific Mall Gimik Republic today. Lucena City Mayor Barbara Ruby Talaga expressed her support to the anti-dengue campaign in Lucena City, saying that the cooperation of barangay officials, health workers and concerned government agencies are very important to sustain the campaign against dengue as well as to eradicate dengue cases in Lucena...
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25Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Abril 25 (PIA) -- Ang kaso sang dengue sa rehiyon 12 nagnubo sa 40 porsiyento sa ulihi nga tatlo ka bulan samtang ang rehiyon ara sa manubo nga pag-alisto o kon umpisa sang sarut sang makapatay nga sakit nga hlin sa lamok. Si Dr. Marlyn Concovar, Department of Health (DOH) Region 12 director, nagsiling nga subay sa ila listahan hasta sang Abril 21 nagapakita nga ang kaso sang dengue sa rehiyon nag-abot sa 452 o kon mga 300 magamay sa napamatud-an nga kaso sa amo n...
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25Apr2012ILAGAN, Isabela, April 25 (PIA) -- The prince of Malaysia was invited by the provincial government to be the guest of honor during the 156th founding anniversary of Isabela set on May 10 to 11. Atty. Eduardo Cabantac, executive director of the 156th Isabela Day celebration, said Governor Faustino G. Dy III formally invited Prince Tunku Naquiyuddin Ja’far, son of the 10th King of Malaysia Tuanku Ja’afar, during the founding anniversary, which he said would draw spectators from Isabela but al...
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18Apr2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, Apr. 18 (PIA) -- City Health Officer Rodel Agbulos called on barangays and individual residents to strengthen the campaign against dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease, as he described it to have reached an alarming level. Citing records, Agbulos said dengue cases from January 1 to April 15 have reached 502, showing a 50 percent increase as compared to last year. Of the total 502 cases reported, seven were fatal. Areas with high reported dengue cases are the barangays of ...
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17Apr2012BALER, Aurora, Abril 17 (PIA) -- Nangako ang Department of Health (DOH) na patuloy ang paghahanap nito ng solusyon laban sa dengue. Sinabi ni Dr. Eric Tayag, ang assistant secretary at tagapagsalita ng DOH, na ang dapat isipin ay nasa patuloy na paghahanap para sa permanenteng solusyon sa pagsugpo ng dengue. Pinuri ni Tayag ang mayayamang isipan mula sa Department of Science and Technology (DOST) sa kanilang mga pananaliksik, tulad na lamang ng Ovi/Larvicidal Trap System. Ito'y isang teknoloh...
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13Apr2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Apr. 13 (PIA) --The city government of Lucena will host the regional launching of the anti-dengue campaign on May 2 spearheaded by the Deapartment of Health (DoH) Calabarzon region. According to city assistant health officer Dr. Vincent Martinez, the Department of Health (DOH) IV-A has chosen this city to be the venue of anti-dengue campaign because of the high cases of dengue recorded last year. The DOH wants the residents of this city to be aware on the prevention of den...
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22Feb2012CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, February 22, (PIA) -- Center for Health Development (CHD-4A) regional director Juanito Taleon said their office is targeting to decrease dengue cases by 40 percent annually for the next three years (2012-2014). In 2010, 23,407 dengue cases were reported in the region while last year, the region reported 15,148 cases which is more than a 35 percent reduction. "Our target this year is to reduce by 40 percent the reported dengue cases. It can on...
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18Feb2012TRECE MARTIRES CITY, February 18 (PIA) -- In response to the increasing number of Caviteños afflicted with dengue all year round, the provincial government of Cavite has intensified its campaign against thedisease. Through the provincial government-environment and natural resources office, (PG-ENRO) the Cavite anti-dengue regular clean-up drive was conducted recently in Barangay Labac, Naic, Cavite. The PG-ENRO was joined by the provincial engineering...
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15Feb2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Feb. 15 (PIA) --The Federation of Parents Teachers Association (PTA) has intensified its campaign against dengue-carrying mosquitoes in all elementary and high schools this city. Federation President Edmund Pancha said that due to the reports of increasing dengue cases involving schoolchildren as victims, the PTA officials have come up with a strategy to fight and respond to dengue cases, in partnership with school officials, community and the parents, together with the...
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07Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has mobilized the country’s more than 42,000 barangays to lead the implementation of the Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue (ABKD) through regular clean-up activities in the communities. An inter-agency cooperation strategy, ABKD is the government’s response to intensify the fight against dengue outbreak in order to reduce dengue cases and control dengue transmission. DILG Secretar...
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02Feb2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- To fire up the anti-dengue campaign, the city health office (CHO) conducted the 1st anti-dengue infomercial contest recently to choose the best audio-visual material for the city's information campaign. City Health Officer Dr. Wilfrido Frondoza said the contest was held to create awareness on the prevention and control of dengue among elementary and high schools students, adding that based on their data, large percentage afflicted wit...
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02Feb2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- As dengue-carrying mosquitoes thrive on dirty surroundings and stagnant water, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday mobilized the country’s more than 42,000 barangays to lead the implementation of the Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue (ABKD) through regular clean-up activities in the communities. An inter-agency cooperation strategy, ABKD is the government’s r...
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25Jan2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA 9) - - Cases of dengue ascended to 57 for the past 22 days announced City Health Office (CHO) here. City Health Officer Rodelin Agbulos said though the figure is lower compared to 70 dengue cases recorded same month, last year, the public should not be complacent as far as cleanliness is concern. Agbulos advised public to keep their surroundings clean and free from possible breeding grounds of mosquitoes that may be carriers of the dengue virus. ...
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12Jan2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan. 12 (PIA 9) -- Twenty seven cases of dengue were recorded first week of January alone involving mostly children below 10 years old. As this develops, the City Health Office advises public anew to keep their surroundings clean and free from possible breeding grounds of mosquitoes that may be possible carriers of the viral disease. City Health Officer Rodelin Agbulos said the present number of dengue cases could possibly rise if the public will not cooperate an...
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01Dec2011OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Dec. 1 (PIA) -- The intensified information campaign against dengue conducted by the City Health Offices (CHO) of Oroquieta and Tangub Cities, has paid off. This, as the number of dengue cases in Oroquieta City posted a downtrend, from 69 to 40 cases or down by 42.03 percent and Tangub City, from 86 to 75 cases or down by 12.79 percent, as reflected in the Disease Surveillance Report covering the period, Jan. 1 to Nov. 25, this year. Dr...
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22Nov2011OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Nov. 22 (PIA) -- A total of 405 dengue cases have been reported in the province from January 1- Nov. 18 this year. This is 10.05 percent higher than the 368 dengue cases in the same period last year, said Dr. David Mendoza, Head of the Regional Epidemiology, Surveillance and Disaster Response Unit, Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD), Region 10. Mendoza said Mis. Occ. is the only province in the region with an increasing numbe...
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30Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 30 (PIA) -- Dengue cases in Soccsksargen Region as of September 24 remained at 81% lower compared to figures in the same period last year. This was according to the latest report of the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the Department of Health- 12 (DOH 12). RESU-DOH 12 said that at the 38th week this year, the region 12 had 2,077 dengue cases. At the same period last year, the region had 11,190 cases. Dengue of cases per area are as follows:...
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19Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 19 (PIA) -- Dengue cases in Region 12 or Soccsksargen region are down by 81 percent, according to the latest bulletin of the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU). The RESU bulletin reported that from January 1 to September 17, the region has 1,905 cases of dengue. In the same period last year, the region had 10,132 cases. Areas with highest reported number of cases are South Cotabato with 505 cases and North Cotabato with 500 cases. Notably, compare...
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29Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 29 (PIA) -- Dengue cases in South Cotabato continues to go down, a report of the Integrated Provincial Health Office said. Cecil Lorenzo, diseases surveillance officer of the IPHO announced that the dengue cases as of this month is down by 77 percent as compared to the figure last year. Also, only one death has been recorded this year. From January to August, South Cotabato have recorded 458 dengue cases as compared t...
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23Aug2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 23 (PIA) -– The Department of Health (DOH), Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD), region 10, has called on the residents of Northern Mindanao not to lower their guards in the fight against dengue. DOH-CHD Region 10 Director James S. Bernadas sounded the call even as the number of dengue cases in the region dropped, remarkably, compared to last year’s record. Data at DOH-CHD 10 show a total of 1,058 dengue cases were admitted to the dif...
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23Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 23 (PIA) -- With the increasing number of dengue cases in many parts of the country, the regional office of the Philippine Information Agency in Caraga has partnered with Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) – dxBC Butuan in the conduct of bloodletting activity on Sunday. This is part of the corporate social responsibility of one of the oldest radio stations here in the city. In a phone-patch interview with PIA, Sasie Abastas-Babar, News Director of RMN-dxBC Butuan said the ac...
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20Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 20 (PIA) -- If left unattended for several days, ovicidal-larvicidal traps (OL traps) can become potential breeding grounds for mosquitoes, an official of the Integrated Provincial Healh Office (IPHO) here said. Cecil Lorenzo, disease surveillance officer of IPHO South Cotabato said that although OL traps or dengue mosquito traps have been proven very effective in disrupting development of mosquito eggs and larvae, proper management of the implement is require...
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08Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 8 (PIA) -- Officials of the regional office of the Department of Health (DOH-12) reiterated their appeal to the public to continue being watchful and conscious about dengue and the mosquitoes that bring the disease. They also called on the public never to stop ridding their surroundings of possible breeding places for mosquitoes. The call came after reports that said dengue cases in Metro Manila has jumped 135 percent higher comp...
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05Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 5 (PIA) -- Dengue cases in SOCCSKSARGEN Region in the first seven months of 2011 is down by 83 percent according to report from the regional office of the Department of Health (DOH). Jenny Ventura, health education officer of DOH 12, said only 1,192 dengue cases were recorded in the four provinces and five cities of Region 12 from January 1 until July 31 as compared to 7,134 cases in the same period last year. Region 12 cov...
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25Jul2011ILOILO CITY, July 25 (PIA) –- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has rolled out in Western Visayas a number of technologies that it has developed in order to help provide solutions to pressing national problems and promote growth in the countryside. DOST Regional Director Engr. Rowen Gelonga told local media practitioners and government information officers at the recent awareness seminar on weather events and natural hazards they have piloted the use in the region of ...
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15Jul2011KORONADAL CITY, July 15 (PIA) -- Officials of the Integrated Provincial Health Office of Cotabato reiterated reminders to the public not to let their guards down against the mosquito-borne disease dengue. Provincial Health officer Dr. Rogelio Aturdido once again called on residents of South Cotabato to be wary of the disease and to continue the recommended 4S approach – Search and destroy, Self-protection measures, Seek early consultation, and Stop indiscrimina...
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09May2011ILOILO CITY, May 10 (PIA) – The continuing effort to repel dengue and the mosquitoes that cause it should be a shared responsibility of the government and communities. Dr. Lyndon Lee Suy, program manager of the National Center for Disease Prevention and Control of the Department of Health (DOH), said the government through the DOH has been putting in place the means needed against dengue and communities should do their share too. Lee Suy said dengue can be prevented or abated thro...
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06May2011KORONADAL CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- Dengue cases in South Cotabato in the first four months of 2010 are down by more than half, a health official here reported today. Dr. Rogelio Aturdido Jr., provincial health officer of South Cotabato, said that from January until April 28, South Cotabato recorded 138 dengue cases, which he added is 59 percent lower than the 343 cases in the same period last year. He attributed the feat to the efforts of the provincial government a...
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