MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 25 (PIA) -- The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) personnel will intensify its dengue awareness and prevention campaign in public schools.
The program dubbed 'Brigada Dengue' was initially launched in Saguiaran National High School on June 11 with the theme “Kaalaman sa Dengue ay Pagtibayin’.
The school advocacy program featured fun lectures on how to prevent dengue disease and the dos and don’ts in case one gets bitten by mosquito, said IPHO Chief Dr. Alinader Minalang.
He said the 4S strategy against dengue namely, Search and Destroy, Seek Immediate Consultation, Self-Protective Measures and Say NO to Indiscriminate Fogging were also highlighted during the lectures.
Aside from that, a discussion on how to use and set up Ovicidal Larvicidal (OL) traps was conducted followed in by a ceremonial distribution of OL traps to teachers and school officials for use in their respective classrooms.
IPHO personnel also led the crowd into the different areas of the school to look for the possible breeding areas of mosquitoes and demonstrated the effective way of destroying these breeding areas.
Minalang said the program was capped by a signing of a pledge of commitment to make sure that teachers, students and school officials will continue the advocacy against dengue.
The second leg of the school hopping program was held in Ilian Central Elementary School in Piagapo town on June 19.
Minalang said Brigada Dengue will be conducted in selected schools in the province.
For the first quarter of this year, a total of 125 dengue cases were already recorded in the province.
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