4S to fight dengue: Remember this ‘to do list’ — DOH-7

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 06/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With the surge of the number of dengue cases in Central Visayas, an official from the Department of Health (DOH-7) here has reminded four things that the public should practice. Since the Philippine…

Lapu holds dengue caravan to drum up campaign vs disease

Futch Anthony Inso 06/15/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Government holds an ASEAN Dengue Day caravan on Wednesday afternoon, June 15, 2022. The activity aims to instill awareness to Oponganons on how to avoid the disease and the mosquitoes…

Lapu intensifies war vs dengue amid rise in cases

Futch Anthony Inso 05/25/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Government is intensifying its campaign against mosquitoes after the city recorded a rise in dengue cases. Dr. Agnes Realiza, head of the City Health Office (CHO), told CDN Digital that…

DepEd-7: Parents should be included in dengue prevention drive

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Including parents in the information drive about dengue prevention in schools is one of the measures that the Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) will be implementing amid the Health Department’s nationwide…

4S drive tagged in lower dengue cases this year

Futch Anthony Inso 08/03/2017

THE 18 percent drop in dengue cases in seven months this year can be attributed to the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s 4S program. Dr. Shelbay Blanco, DOH-7 health officer, said that from January to June…

Tagging campaign on dengue hotspots in Cebu City

Lesley Cara Delos Santos 10/04/2016

The Cebu City Health Office is tagging barangays with the highest recorded incidence of dengue cases as part of its awareness campaign for the public. Tarpaulins with the words “Beware!!! You are entering a dengue zone’ were…

Dengue cases shoot up 89% in C. Visayas; Cebu City ranks highest with 1,900 cases

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/06/2015

Dengues cases in Central Visayas from January to November  showed an increase of 89 percent from year-ago levels. With cases  of illness almost doubling and number of deaths reaching 72 compared to only 22 for the same…

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