By Nancy
Lee B. Banaña
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet --
Alarmed by increasing dengue cases, Benguet province suspended wearing of skirt
uniform in private and public schools until September.
In a memorandum, Benguet
Schools Division Superintendent Marie Carolyn B. Verano notified school heads
regarding temporary suspension of wearing of skirt uniform among female
learners in support to the national campaign for Dengue risk-free Philippines.
“The suspension shall be
for the period of June to September since it is during this rainy season that
mosquito breeding sites are rampant and it is likewise the peak of dengue
suspect cases,” Verano said.
Accordingly, the
provincial Health Office of Benguet reported there were already 201 suspected
Dengue cases from January to April of this year -- a 64 percent increase as
compared to last year’s data on the same period.
The report added
affected age groups are mostly school children.
Hence, female learners
are not prohibited from wearing black slack pants as school uniform.
An immediate medical
assistance shall be given to a learner or school employee who shows symptoms of
Dengue fever.
Meanwhile, school
authorities were advised to regularly clean mosquito breeding sources in the
campus by eliminating stagnant water, draining clogged drainage, and following
proper waste disposal.
Mangagaw or tawa-tawa is the best herbal plant to cure dengue patient. Its scientific name is Euphorbia Hirta. Several cases have been cured already because this plant has the ability to increase platelet count at the highest level. Using this medicinal plant is one of several ways to increase platelet counts which is best in treating dengue illness. Also another known herbal cure for dengue is the flower of the male papaya. It is said that its effect is next to mangagaw and it is often practiced in oriental countries.
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