City intensifies campaign vs. dengue
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS
IN a bid to abate the rising incidence of dengue-related cases in Dagupan, Mayor Belen T. Fernandez ordered the City Health Office (CHO)to intensify it’s campaign against dengue with “Tanggal Gulong sa Silong at Bubong”.
The city’s departments, namely the City Engineering Office (CEO), the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) and the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) have been tapped to work with the CHO to provide logistical support and other necessary government aid, consistent with different programs of the city government like the “Maayos na Bahay, Maayos na Buhay”, “food for work”, “Operation Sitio Backfill”, and “Libreng Bigas”.
Under this program, each household with used vehicle tires on top of their roofs are provided with “Libreng Bigas” and nails under the “Maayos na Bahay, Maayos na Buhay” on condition that they remove and discard the tires, join a cleanup drive under the “food for work” program.
“Operation Sitio Backfill” moves to replace stagnant waters with sand.
“This is actually a five-in-one operation all aimed at preventing the spread of dengue and other mosquito-related diseases,” said Fernandez.
Dr. Lydwina Balingit-Bernardo, admitted that from January to September this year, the CHO recorded eight deaths due to dengue and a high incidence of dengue cases despite the city’s Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue (ABKD) campaign since March this year.
The CHO pointed to the tires as breeding places of mosquitoes and the stagnant water inside esteros.
Fernandez held a dialogue with the residents of affected barangays especially Bonuan Gueset that recorded a high incidence of dengue case so far.
The CHO named 10 barangays that recorded the most number of dengue cases. These are Bonuan Gueset, Bonuan Binloc, Bonuan Boquig, Salapingao, Calmay, Carael, Pugaro, Pantal, Mangin, and Caranglaan.
From January to September the number of reported dengue cases is 636.
“We are thankful to the Department of Health because they have given us insecticides and larvicides. We are similarly thankful to Punong Barangay Rico Mejia, Kagawad Suzzete Pal, Kagawad Sonny “Banjo” Manuel and Michael Vidal for their cooperation and support,” said Fernandez as she encouraged other barangay officials to coordinate with the CHO by dialing the city’s anti-dengue hotline 09288475992. (Joseph C. Bacani/CIO)
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