MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 19 (PIA) -- The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) said the public should practice the ‘stop, look and listen’ approach to prevent dengue illness.
‘Stop’ means that when the clock strikes 4 p.m., people should drop what they are doing and concentrate on mosquito control activities, said IPHO Chief Dr. Alinader Minalang.
He said they must ‘look’ for the breeding ground of dengue-carrying mosquitoes and carry-out destroy activities to eliminate them.
‘Listen’, he said, entails heeding the instructions of community leaders on the implementation of the 4 o’clock habit.
According to Minalang, there were 160 dengue cases recorded in the province in 2012. But for the first quarter of 2013 alone, he said 125 cases were already recorded.
He, thus, advised the public to also continue doing the 4S strategy against dengue. The 4S stands for Search and Destroy, Self-protection Measures, Seek Early Consultation, and Say No to Indiscriminate Fogging.
Meanwhile, the IPHO re-launched its dengue prevention control program in Saguiaran National High School last June 11.
Minalang said the re-launching, attended in by more than 1,000 students, teachers and school officials, was highlighted by an information drive on dengue disease prevention and distribution of more than 300 mosquito Ovicidal Larvicidal (OL) traps.
He said the same activity will also be conducted in other parts of the province next week
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