By Julie G. Fianza
BAGUIO CITY – The city
government has upped measures to prevent dengue in this summer capital.
Ordinance 66, series of
2016 or the Anti-Dengue ordinance of Baguio was implemented though several
amendments may be needed, including institutionalizing of several other
measures, for an enhanced fight against the mosquito-borne disease.
This is the
result of the legislative monitoring, tracking and status report done by the
Sangguniang Panlungsod staff through letters and interviews with City Health
Services officers: Dengue Prevention Program Coordinator Donnabel Tubera-Panes,
and Sanitation Division head engineer Charles Bryan Carame.
Recommended
to be institutionalized or incorporated with the existing ordinance are
Department of Interior and Local Government Issuances 2012 and 2019; Aksyon
Barangay Kontra Dengue (ABKD) and advocacy on the prevention of Dengue and
other mosquito-borne illnesses.
Checklists
for implementation, monitoring, evaluation, various activities for the control
of said diseases at the local government unit and barangay level are included
in DILG MC 2019 for sustainability.
The
checklists for preparedness include organizing Dengue brigades; daily
implementation of clean-ups at 4 PM or the four o’clock habit; wearing
long-sleeves/long pants or protective clothing; instigating information and
education campaigns through point persons; conducting Parent-Teacher
Association conferences with focus on health and Dengue prevention;
preparedness of school health facilities for febrile and Dengue suspect
pupils/students; classroom inspection and screening; fogging; and daily
monitoring/recording through logbook of pupils/students’ wellbeing.
The Enhanced
4S: Search and Destroy (mosquito breeding places), Seek early consultation
(when symptoms are felt), self-protect (use protective clothing and
repellants), and approval to fogging when cases increase within two weeks; is
also included in the checklist.
Strengthening
of partnerships with the Department of Education for full and regular
implementation of enhanced 4S programs including private schools and
universities is also recommended.
Funds and
penalties for violations were also implemented, the report stated.
The ordinance was penned
due to the Cordillera region having one of the highest reported cases of
dengue.
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