VP Sara Duterte Calls for Community Action vs Dengue

VP Sara cautions public vs dengue, reminds importance of clean surroundings

Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, June 2, issued a reminder and warning to Filipinos about keeping the environment clean and taking safety measures against the dangers that dengue brings.**media[16244]**A woman is hospitalized due to dengue fever. (Photo courtesy of Continental Hospitals)For the Dengue Awareness Month of June, Duterte urged Filipinos to support the Department of Health’s (DOH) campaign against dengue fever, a mosquito-borne…

VP Sara Duterte calls for community action vs dengue

Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday called on the nation to adhere to ways to help combat the spread of dengue in the country.

Health scare triggers clean-up

Villagers of Sawani in Naitasiri have launched a monthly clean-up campaign after five residents were struck with dengue fever — a scare that nearly turned fatal. Village headman Sekove Balemila said the initiative began two weeks ago after a dengue outbreak left five locals seriously ill. “Five villagers almost lost their lives to dengue which is why we acted and held a clean-up campaign two weeks ago. We thoroughly cleaned out the village,” Mr …