Surigao City reports zero case of measles in
2013
By Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Jan. 10 (PIA) – Surigao City
is still free from measles that has affected some provinces in the country, a
local health official said recently.
According to City Health Officer Emmanuel
Plandano no cases of measles have been recorded in the city since last year,
and this can be attributed to the intensified free anti-measles vaccination
campaign done by the city health office in line with the nationwide campaign of
the Department of Health.
Plandano said that a total of 2,540 school
children were already vaccinated from 20 schools of the mainland and island
barangays with full support of City Mayor Ernesto T.Matugas.
Measles is a highly infectious viral illness. It
can be very unpleasant and possibly lead to serious complications, including
blindness and even death.
Anyone can get measles if they haven't been
vaccinated with anti-measles vaccine, although it is most common in children
aged between one and four years old.
The measles virus spreads very easily through
millions of tiny droplets that come out of the nose and mouth when an infected
person coughs or sneezes.
The initial symptoms includes cough and cold,
red eyes, fever and greyish white spots in the mouth and throat.
Then after a few days a red-brown spotty rash
will appear. It usually starts behind the ears, then spreads around the head
and neck before spreading to the legs and the rest of the body. (SDR/PIA-Surigao
del Norte)
DepEd SDN conducts spiritual enhancement seminar
By Darryl P. Pinabacdao
SURIGAO CITY, Jan 10 (PIA) — The Department of
Education (DepEd) Surigao del Norte
Division conducted a one-day spiritual enhancement seminar for school
administrators at the Provincial Convention Center, this city.
The activity aims to promote a positive, healthy
self-image and to renew our insights, attitudes, perspective for New Year 2014
as they continue their quest for excellence in education.
The said event was participated by Education
Program Supervisors, Coordinators, District Supervisors, Incharge secondary,
elementary school Principals and Head Teachers from different schools.
(DPP/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Surigao City Health Office bares decline of
dengue cases
By Darryl P. Pinabacdao
SURIGAO CITY, Jan. 10 (PIA) — The communicable
disease cluster coordinator, Gorosfe Menor said that cases of dengue
hemorrhagic fever in the city is showing a downward trend compared to year
2012.
"Although the mosquito-borne disease
remains a major health concern," Menor said.
She said that there’s a significant decrease
from as high as 318 cases on the last monitoring, the number tremendously
declined to 244 cases.
“May this momentum continue until no one will
ever suffer of dengue,” Menor added.
Menor warned the public not to be satisfied of
the good news since dengue is a reoccurring health problem and encouraged
everyone to seek early treatment once symptoms of dengue such as, high fever
for three consecutive days, severe headaches, severe joint and muscle pain,
nausea and vomiting emerge.
She added that everybody must remain aggressive,
especially in destroying the breeding grounds of mosquitoes to prevent the rise
of dengue in their community. (SDR/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Cebuano News: P400 mil nga pundo alang sa TB
DOTS aprubado na
Ni Annie Abis
SURIGAO CITY, Enero 10 (PIA) – Kantidad P400,
000 mil ka pesos nga dugang pundo pinansyal alang sa programang TB DOTS
giaprubahan na sa Sangguniang Panlungsod ning dakbayan.
Gi-aprobahan na kagahapon sa mga miyembro sa
Sangguniang Panlungsod atol sa ilang regular session ang dugang pundo pinansyal
kantidad P400,000 alang sa programang TB DOTS dinhi sa syudad.
Sumala ni Dr. Emmanuel Plandano ang Health
Officer sa syudad nga ang maong kantidad ipang- apod-apod kini ngadto sa upat
ka mga dagkong Barangay Health Centers sa syudad nga mao ang Brgy. Taft,
Washington, San Juan, Canlanipa ug Luna. (SDR/MICO/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
