Friday, October 18, 2024

Tag: Provincial Health Office

Bukidnon logs over 5,000 dengue cases since January 2024

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Over 5,000 dengue cases have been recorded in Bukidnon from January to August 2024

According to the Provincial Health Office (PHO), the 5,099 dengue cases recorded in the province are higher than the 4,000 cases logged in the same period in 2023.

PHO said at least 17 people have died from dengue in the province. However, there is no outbreak of the disease just yet.

Authorities have also yet to discuss the declaration of a state of calamity.

PHO said Malaybalay City has the most cases, with 926, followed by Valencia City, with 508. These cities have two reported deaths each.

With the rising number of dengue cases, the local government of Malaybalay City has conducted fogging operations in areas where dengue cases were reported.

PHO also distributed treated mosquito nets to some schools to fend off dengue-carrying mosquitoes.

“Kung di ka mag-cleanup unya mag-fogging mao ra gihapon mobalik ra gihapon ang lamok kay di man kasulod ang aso sa tubig, so clean up gyud ta,” Bukidnon PHO Dengue Coordinator, Sergio Flores, said.

Health authorities reminded the public to practice the 5S habit against dengue, which includes search and destroy, self-protection, seeking early consultation, supporting fogging, and sustaining hydration. — (James Paolo Yap/GMA Regional TV/August 19, 2024)

Bukidnon giila nga lymphatic filariasis free province

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Ang probinsya sa Bukidnon giila isip Lymphatic Filariasis Free o mas naila nga elephantiasis free

Sumala sa kasayoran sa provincial government sa Bukidnon, base kini sa gipagawas nga datos ni Ms. Avril Melissa C. Bughaw sa Provincial Health Office.

Nadayag niya kini atol sa “Maayong Panglawas Mo, Kaugmaon Mo” radio program sa niaging semana.

Ang bulan sa Hulyo giila sa Department of Health National Elimination Program nga Filariasis Mass Drug Administration Month.

Niining bulana, labing gihingusgan ang pagsumpo sa filariasis.

Ang filariasis isa ka balatian nga makuha sa kagaw o parasitic worms nga resulta sa pinaakan sa lamok.

Base sa datos, unom pa ka probinsya sa nasod ang dili pa gawasnon sa maong sakit. (Diego H. Hidalgo)

Publiko gipahinumdoman sa paglikay sa rabies

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Gipahinumdoman sa Provincial Government of Bukidnon (PGB), pinaagi sa Provincial Health Office (PHO) ug Provincial Veterinary Office ang publiko sa mga angayang buhaton aron malikayan ang rabies

Ang rabies isa ka viral nga sakit nga matakboy gikan sa positibo nga mananap sama sa iro, iring, baboy unggoy o kwaknit pinaagi sa paak, kamras, o kontak sa laway o samad.

Sumala sa social media page sa kagamhanang probinsyal, kung ang isa ka tawo napaakan sa iro o sa laing mananap, hugasan ang pinaakan sa gaagas nga tubig sa gripo ug sabonan sulod sa 15 ka minutos, limpyohan sa 70 percent alcohol o tincture sa betadine ang pinaakan human mahugasan.

Giawhag sab ang publiko nga magpa-konsulta dayon sa doktor o mahimong mobisita sa pinakaduol nga health center o sa 11 ka mga Animal Bite Treatment Center sa probinsya nga nahimutang sa Bukidnon Provincial Medical Center (BPMC), City Health Office sa syudad sa Malaybalay ug Valencia, BPH – Maramag, Manolo Fortich, Kibawe, Kalilangan, Malitbog ug Talakag, Quezon Health Center Infirmary ug RHU Talakag.

Samtang padayon nga gipahimangnuan ang pet owners nga mahimong responsableng tag-iya aron dili makapaak ang ilang binuhing hayop. (Omar Rashid Z. Abdullah)

DOH-10 urges LGUs to intensify tracking of dengue, measles, chikungunya virus

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (March 29, 2024/PIA) – The Department of Health (DOH)-10 urges LGUs to ramp up the surveillance of dengue, measles, and chikungunya virus after cases soared from January to March

During the Northern Mindanao Disaster Risk Reduction Management 1st Quarter Full Council meeting, DOH reported that dengue, measles, and chikungunya had increased compared to the same months last year.

Its current data showed a 34.27 percent increase in dengue cases, from 3,032 to 4,071. Measles cases surged by 94.33 percent, from 53 to 103. Chikungunya cases spiked from 7 to 89, marking a staggering 1,171.43 percent rise.

Dengue and chikungunya cases

The disease surveillance data showed that Bukidnon has the most dengue cases in Northern Mindanao, with 1,121 cases (959 admissions with 153 confirmed cases); Misamis Oriental has 845 cases (591 admissions, 79 confirmed); Lanao del Norte reported 574 cases (450 admissions, 115 confirmed); Iligan City reported 319 cases (310 admissions, 114 confirmed); Cagayan de Oro City reported 222 cases (207 admissions, 6 confirmed); and Camiguin reported 89 cases (81 admitted and 47 confirmed).

Bukidnon reported the most dengue-related deaths (19), followed by Misamis Occidental (4), Misamis Oriental (3), Lanao del Norte (4), Iligan City (1), Cagayan de Oro City (2), and Camiguin (1).

Chikungunya, another mosquito-borne viral illness transmitted by the same Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitos that carry dengue and Zika, has significantly increased. Misamis Oriental leads the list with 50 cases, followed by Misamis Occidental (18), Bukidnon (12), Camiguin (4), Iligan City (4), and Cagayan de Oro City (1).

Measles cases surveillance

DOH-10 intensifies measles cases surveillance following the disease surge in a neighboring province. The tracking team reported 103 infected children aged 1 to 5. Lanao del Norte has 58 cases (54 hospitalized), followed by Misamis Oriental (14 cases, 11 hospitalized), Cagayan de Oro City (8 cases, 3 hospitalized), Bukidnon (8 cases), Iligan City (7 cases, 5 hospitalized), Misamis Occidental (6 cases, 3 hospitalized), and Camiguin (2 cases, 1 hospitalized).

“The sudden rise in measles cases can be attributed to children’s failure to receive vaccinations,” according to DOH-10 nurse Iris Christine Torralba.

She said COVID-19 disrupted vaccinations as the ‘No Vaccine, No Entry’ policy caused delays. Now, Lanao del Norte faces a measles surge. DOH-10 mobilized an outbreak team to Balo-i and Amai Pakpak Medical Center to stop the spread.

In addition to the response team, resources like viral transport media (VTM) and vaccines were strategically placed and boosted in LDN.

The DOH-10 coordinated with the integrated provincial health offices of Lanao del Sur and Marawi City. It collaborated with national immunization program coordinators to conduct outbreak response immunization in high-case areas.

“The regional office collects data from local government units (LGUs), contributing to our generated data. We are approaching the epidemic threshold and have advised LGUs to enhance their surveillance systems in recent weeks,” DOH-10 Regional Director Sulpicio Henry Legaspi said.

He recommended that local governments monitor movements, particularly in Balo-i, the epicenter of the measles outbreak, because 92 percent of recorded cases include unvaccinated or under-immunized children, indicating the need for focused immunization activities in high-case areas.

Legaspi said the DOH-10 is coordinating with Lanao del Sur to monitor Marawi City due to high population mobility, saying there is a risk of measles spreading to Iligan City and Cagayan de Oro City due to its contagious nature.

“We have enough vaccine supply and await the request for additional health workers needed for outbreak response immunization,” he clarified.

The health department assures the public they are addressing the situation, collaborating with LGUs to intensify measles case monitoring and urging parents to vaccinate children aged 0-59 months against measles and other diseases. (Jan Albert K. Araña/PIA10)

Nutrisyon: Pundasyon sa tanang programa sa panglawas

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“𝐼 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠. 𝑃𝑎𝑔 𝑛𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒, 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑙𝑒. 𝑆𝑜, 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡’𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑎 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚. 𝐼𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ, 𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡.”

Mensahe kini sa pakigpolong ni Dr. Jose Rhoel De Leon, Bukidnon Provincial Health Sector Overseer, ang nagrepresenta kang Governor Rogelio Neil P. Roque sa gilusad nga Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) Forum and Recognition Day 2023, Nobyembre 21, 2023.

Nahigayon ang kalihokan sa Kaamulan Open Theater, Kaamulan Park, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.

Gipasabot ni Dr. De Leon ngadto sa gikunsidera nga local heroes – ang BNS, nga ang nutrisyon mahinungdanon nga bahin sa kahimsog ug kalambuan. Ingon niya, nga kini may kalabotan sa pagpauswag sa kahimsog sa bag-ong himugso nga mga bata, ingon man sa mga inahan para sa mas lig-on nga immune system aron makalikay sa risgo sa non-communicable diseases, sama sa diabetes ug cardiovascular disease.

Mipadangat usab sa ilang mensahe-pagsuporta sa programa sa maayong panglawas sila Board Members Minerva Casinabe ug Ranulfo Jose Pepito, Jr.

Gipasalamatan ni Dr. Gary Guido C. Tabios, Jr, Provincial Health Officer si Gov. Roque sa nagapadayon nga mga programa sa Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI) Pro.

Butyag niya nga sa lima (5) ka probinsya sa Northern Mindanao, ang Bukidnon lamang ang nagpahigayon sa evaluation ngadto sa component LGUs niini.

Gipaambit sa dinapit nga mamomolong nga si Sherill Faith Espaňola, City Nutrition Program Coordinator sa Cagayan de Oro City ang ilang mga estratihiya o best practices sa pagpatuman sa nutrition program sa dakbayan.

Sa samang higayon, gipasidunggan sa Provincial Government of Bukidnon (PGB) ang mga aktibong lumilihok sa nutrisyon.

Sa 2022 Provincial Outstanding BNS: nag-una ang Barangay Kiara, Don Carlos; gisundan sa Sto. Niňo, Manolo Fortich; Poblacion, Impasugong; Laturan, Libona; ug San Jose, San Fernando.

Sa 2022 Provincial Outstanding Municipal Action Officer, 1. Ang MNAO sa Manolo Fortich, 2. Cabanglasan, 3. Sumilao, 4. Libona, 5. Don Carlos, 6. Maramag, 7. Pangantucan ug San Fernando, 8. Kitaotao, 9. Lantapan, ug 10. Impasugong.

Sa 2022 Provincial Outstanding Municipal Nutrition Committee, top 10 ang mosunod: Sumilao, Cabanglasan, Maramag, Pangantucan, San Fernando, Kitaotao, Impasugong, Lantapan, Talakag, ug Dangcagan.

Samtang Nutrition Honor Awardees ang mosunod nga LGUs: Manolo Fortich, Quezon, Don Carlos, Libona, ug Kadingilan.

Giila usab sa PGB ang kontribusyon sa mga BNS nga nagpahinungod sa ilang kinabuhi sa pagserbisyo sa katawhan sa barangay sulod sa taas nga panahon.

Ang MELLPI Pro mao ang monitoring and evaluation mechanism alang sa pagpatuman sa Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition sa local level nga gihimo sa matag tuig sa interagency nutrition evaluation team sa national, regional, ug local levels. (PGO-PAIA Division)

‘Spoiled pansit’ downs 147 attendees of Bukidnon wedding rite

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COTABATO CITY (Philstar.com/November 19, 2023 | 2:31 pm) — More than a hundred villagers, among them children and indigenous tribespeople, got sick after feasting on food served at a wedding in Talakag town in Bukidnon on Saturday. They are now confined in hospitals

The 147 patients first complained of nausea and painful abdominal spasms before they started throwing up less than two hours after ingesting the traditional “pansit” served to them at the venue of the wedding in Sitio Calapat in Barangay Tagbak in Talakag at past noontime Saturday.

Pansit is a popular Filipino food made up of noodles cooked with either sautéed chicken, or pork, or shrimp and squid, mixed with cabbage and, optionally, sometimes laced with either thin slices of carrots, or chayote.

The local government units of the adjoining Talakag and Lantapan towns in Bukidnon separately confirmed the food poisoning incident early Sunday.

Both LGUs immediately provided the victims with essential interventions needed to hasten their recovery.

Lantapan Mayor Ernie Devibar has announced that some of the victims are from an ethnic community in Sitio Kibuda in Barangay Kibangay in their municipality.

“Our LGU is assisting them,” Devidar said.

Municipal health workers in Lantapan and Talakag had collected specimens of the food served in the weeding rite for laboratory examination by medical technologists and chemists in the Bukidnon Provincial Health Office.

An incumbent member of the Talakag municipal council, Renato Renz Sulatan, Jr., and the chairman of Barangay Tagbak, Runnie Mhel Salungayan, are helping oversee the relief missions of their LGU for the food poisoning victims, now being treated for dehydration caused by excessive vomiting and diarrhea.

“Our LGU and the barangay government of Tagbak are together in monitoring the condition of Talakag residents who got sick and are now in medical facilities,” Sulatan said.

Bukidnon, which is under Administrative Region 10, is an upland province that has indigenous tribes in contiguous state-recognized ancestral domains. (John Unson – Philstar.com)

Goiter awareness gilusad sa Bukidnon

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Ang Iodine Global Network milusad og Thyro Mobile Medical Mission sa Bukidnon sa Capitol Grounds, Malaybalay City kaniadtong Oktubre 16, 2023

Katimbayayong sa grupo ang Rotary Club of Malaybalay City ug Bukidnon Provincial Medical Centre (BPMC).

Ang mga kalihukan gilangkuban sa goiter screening, thyroid ultrasound, blood testing sa thyroid hormone, urine testing sa iodine level, ug salt testing sa iodine levels. Lakip sa kalihukan ang pagpasabot kabahin sa Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) ngadto sa mga mitambong ug press conference.

Si Rtn Dr Teofilo San Luis, kinsa isa sa mga focal person mibutyag nga ang Bukidnon lakip sa 15 ka mga probinsya sa Pilipinas nga taas og kaso sa iodine deficiency.

Kini iyang gi-base sa ulahi nga datos sa Department of Science and Technology – Food and Nutrition Research Institute.

Ingon niya, kasagaran sa gaka igo sa goiter mao ang mga babae.

Ang gitutokan sa kalihukan mao ang mga babae nga anaa sa reproductive age kon nag edad og 15 ngadto 49 anyos matod sa United Nations.

Gawas sa Bukidnon, ang uban pa nga mga probinsya nga adunay IDD mao ang Mountain Province, Benguet, Pangasinan, ug Palawan sa Luzon; Cebu; Antique; Capiz; Biliran; ug Western Samar sa Visayas; ug Davao Occidental; South Cotabato; Zamboanga del Norte; Zamboanga del Sur; ug Basilan sa Mindanao.

Pipila sa mag personalidad nga mitambong mao si local endocrinologist Dr Cindy Josol Blancaver ug Provincial Health officer II, Dr Gary Guido C. Tabios Jr. (MG Mayumi B. Madera)

Outreach program for PDLs during Lung Month celebration in August

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MALAYBALAY CITY – An outreach program targeting Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) was held at the Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (PDRC) in Natid-asan, Barangay Casisang during the Lung Month celebration

The event held on August 22-25, 2023 was a collaborative effort between the Provincial Health Office (PHO) NTP, City Health Office (CHO) NTP, Malaybalay, various Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), and the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP).

The program’s primary focus was to provide essential health services to PDLs and to raise awareness about lung health. To achieve this, a Mobile X-ray truck was utilized to offer free Chest X-rays to 847 out of 865 PDLs detained at PDRC. The remaining 18 PDLs have already undergone X-rays within the last three months.

This initiative was meticulously organized by PBSP, in conjunction with PHO and CHO, ensuring that the Mobile X-ray unit could operate effectively within the jail premises.

Additionally, PDLs received free medical check-ups and necessary medicines courtesy of Dr. Susan Marie Punongbayan, the Infectious Disease and Control Medical Coordinator of CHO Malaybalay.

The outreach program’s goal was to address the vulnerability of PDLs to the deadly lung disease called tuberculosis and to prevent its spread within the prison compound.

By providing critical health services and raising awareness, the organizers aimed to enhance the overall well-being of the PDLs and contribute to the containment of lung-related illnesses within the correctional facility.

Report: Lianne Jones T. Cajegas, PTRP, CHO-NADA

GeneXpert Laboratory sa Valencia, giablihan

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Pormal nga gibuksan sa Valencia City Health Office (CHO) ang bag-ong pasilidad niini nga mao ang GeneXpert Laboratory

Ang maong laboratory giablihan niadtong Agusto 2, 2023.

Pinaagi sa maong pasilidad, mahimo nang mapadali ug mas mahapsay ang pag-atiman sa mga Tuberculosis (TB) Presumptive nga mga pasyente nga adunay referral gikan sa mga pribadong hospital, ingon man sa mga silingan nga munisipalidad.

Gipangunahan nila Councilor Sasang Cadigal-Recla, Committe Chairperson on Health and Sanitation, ug ang bag-ohay lang nga natahasan isip Focal Person for Special Health Concerns sa siyudad nga si Dr. Policarpo Murillo, IV, kauban ang mga personahe sa Provincial Health Office (PHO) sa pagpanguna ni Dr. Gary Guido Tabios, Jr., ug ni Dr. Ma. Azalea Cordero-Medical Officer/TB Coordinator sa Bukidnon Provincial Medical Center (BPMC), ang gipahigayon nga seremonya sa pagbukas sa maong laboratoryo. (LGU Valencia)

Php108M preparedness and mitigation projects aprobado na

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Giaprobahan sa Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) atol sa 2nd quarter meeting ang P108,000,000.00 alang sa heavy equipments nga maggikan sa LDRRMF Trust Fund, niadtong Hunyo 27, 2023, Kaamulan Open Theatre, Malaybalay City Bukidnon

Ang mga heavy equipment pagalangkuban sa musunod: 2 ka road graders with dozer (6 cylinder 7000 cc min. displacement); 8 ka 6-wheeler dumptruck (8 cu m min capacity); 2 ka excavator – crawler type with beaker (1 cu. M min. bucket capacity) ug 2 ka man lifter (minimum height of 18 meters) nga pagagamiton alang sa disaster prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response and rehabilitation project ug uban pang programa ug kalihukan.

Gi-aprobahan usab sa konseho ang gisugyot sa Provincial Health Office (PHO) nga pag-amenda sa titulo nga “Human Milk Bank Pasteurizer” ngadto sa “Equipment in support of existing Blood Bank and Blood Stations” nga nagkantidad P4,200,000.00 diin maggikan sa LDRRMF Capital Outlay ug iduso ngadto sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan alang sa approval and adoption.

Gipresentar usab sa Provincial Agricultural Office (PAgrO) ang 10 ka climate change training nga ilang nabuhat diin ang pundo naggikan sa LDRRMF CY 2023, ingon man ang taho sa PAG-ASA Bukidnon alang sa paghatag ug update sa lakat sa panahon. (LGU Bukidnon)