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Bulacan declares war vs dengue
MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan — Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado ordered a massive clean-up drive in every city and municipality of the province as he enjoined local government units to wage a concerted effort to battle the spread of dengue fever.
“Let us maintain the cleanliness of our province… Ang malinis na kapaligiran ang nagtataboy sa iba’t-ibang salot ng kalusugan. Ang malinis na kapaligiran ay salamin ng bawa't mamamayan lalong-lalo na sa katulad nating public servant (A clean environment drives away the different threats to health. A clean surrounding reflects on every citizen and public servant,” Alvarado said.
The governor issued Executive Order No. 2-2010, an order to maintain cleanliness and sanitary conditions of all business establishments in the province of Bulacan.
Through the Public Health Surveillance Unit, Alvarado declared an all out-war against a “deadly enemy”—the aedes aegypti mosquito, carrier of the killer disease known as dengue.
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Jocelyn Gomez said that since January, there were 298 cases of dengue recorded with four deaths.
She said that while there is a slight increase (eight cases) compared to the number of cases recorded last year, there is no clustering of dengue cases that could lead to an outbreak.
“Patuloy ang pag-sasagawa sa buong lalawigan ng malawakang paglilinis sa bawat barangay at eskwelahan, patuloy na pagsasaliksik at pagtatanggal ng mga posibleng pinamamahayan ng mga lamok (There is a continuous clean-up drive in every village and school, with every breeding ground of mosquitoes being purged),” said Gomez.
She said there is also an ongoing information drive for residents to understand how to fight and control the spread of dengue.
Gomez said curing a dengue patient is easier if they consult doctors at health centers or hospitals so that their condition can be closely monitored.
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