Cases of dengue in Bacolod City this year have decreased by about 28 percent compared to the same period last year, records from the Bacolod City Health Office showed.
Reported cases of dengue in Bacolod City from January 1 to July 3, 2010 totaled 343 with two recorded deaths, CHO statistician Warlito Valiente said. In 2009, he said, reported cases of dengue from January 1 to July 3, totaled 480 with four reported deaths. Meanwhile, a resolution requesting Bacolod City Health Officer Dr. Salome Biñas, through the City Mayor’s Office, to intensify the campaign on preventive measure against dengue, was passed by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Wednesday. The resolution said the CHO should be proactive in dealing with this health challenge confronting the people, especially the children who are in poverty and often times helpless because of poor access to hospitalization. It was proposed by Councilor El Cid Familiaran. Valiente said the CHO continues to conduct anti-dengue campaign and information drive in the different schools and barangays. Bacolod Rep. Anthony Golez said he has provided screens for the windows of public schools in Taculing and Villamonte and two other barangays to protect school children from dengue. To be able to fight dengue, school children must be given all the support, he said. This has been his advocacy even before the elections, he added. Golez, a physician, said he is trying to make an inventory of all the public schools in the city to determine how many screens he has to provide them. He said he hopes to have all windows of public schools screened to protect school children.*CGS BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO Visayan Daily Star
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