Dengue Alert

Posted by admin on Apr 17, 2012 in Dengue Alerts | 0 comments

By JENNY F. MANONGDO / Manila Bulletin

MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona said Friday that they expect the number of dengue cases to go up in three months, as the rainy season approaches.

Ona called on health workers to help achieve this year’s target of less than 100,000 dengue cases for 2012. “If we do nothing, we will be again over our heads come July and August when our public hospitals are being filled to the brim with Dengue patients and Dengue outbreaks are being reported left and right. We do not want that to happen this year. More than outdoing the number of cases in 2011, our target is less than 100,000 cases for 2012. It seems a tall order for all of us but I believe that if we work together, this can be achieved.”

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Posted by admin on Mar 7, 2012 in Dengue Alerts | 0 comments

FIRST DENGUE VACCINE GOES UNDER FINAL TEST IN PHILIPPINES

Posted by admin on Mar 7, 2012 in Dengue Alerts | 0 comments

Dengue fever, a debilitating mosquito-borne disease that infected close to 124,000 Filipinos in 2010 alone, may soon become a thing of the past.

This is because if all goes well in the final test being done here in the Philippines, the world will finally have its first effectivevaccine against dengue no later than 2014.

Dengue incidence drops by 60%, says DOH

Posted by admin on Feb 23, 2012 in Dengue Alerts | 0 comments

THE incidence of dengue has dropped by 60 percent from Jan. 1 to Feb. 4 compared to the same period last year, the health department said yesterday.

National Epidemiology director Eric Tayag said 1,753 new cases were monitored for the period.

Dengue Surge in Luzon

Posted by admin on Feb 13, 2012 in Dengue Alerts | 0 comments

When dengue cases peaked in July and August in Luzon and a number of children died, one angle that some media people in news and commentary hyped was the inaction of government in what they saw as a crisis. For the Department of Health, this was uncalled for and very much unjustified.

National Dengue Prevention and Control Program

Posted by admin on Feb 4, 2012 in Dengue Alerts | 0 comments

The National Dengue Prevention and Control Program was first initiated by the Department of Health (DOH) in 1993. Region VII and the National Capital Region served as the pilot sites. It was not until 1998 when the program was implemented nationwide. The target populations of the program are the general population, the local government units, and the local health workers.

LGUs urged to lead cleanup vs dengue

Posted by admin on Feb 2, 2012 in Dengue Alerts | 0 comments

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Interior and Local Government today mobilized more than 42,000 barangays to lead cleanup drive against dengue-carrying mosquitoes.

DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo said village officials should spearhead and intensify the implementation of the Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue (ABKD) through regular clean-up activities in the communities.