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📢CALL FOR SERVICE USER ORGANIZATIONS📢

Service User Organizations are encouraged to apply for Certificate of Accreditation in relation to the establishment of the Regional Internal Review Board.

Please refer to the following requirements:

1. Must be an organization duly registered by any government agency tasked to recognize organizations such as the SEC, DSWD, DILG, and the like.
2. Must include and reflect mental health conditions as defined by the Mental
Health Act, and /or patient’s right to health as part of its mission, vision, and overall organizational goals; and
3. Must be made up of service users and/or their families, caregivers, supporters, and advocates.

You may contact us at 0927-194-9448 or 0961-815-1416 for more information.

Our warmest congratulations to RD Paula Paz M. Sydiongco for having been conferred with the rank Career Executive Service Officer III effective July 16, 2024.

The Career Executive Service is the ‘third level’ or the managerial class in the group of career positions in the Philippine civil service. The CES was created by Presidential Decree No. 1 to "form a continuing pool of well-selected and development-oriented career administrators who shall provide competent and faithful service."

Well done RD Paula, your Ilocos CHD family is so proud of you.

The Ilocos Center for Health Development Town Hall Meetings
Episode 6: Nutrition and Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

Panoorin ang Townhall Meeting sa Healthy Region 1 page sa ika-24 ng Hulyo, mula 1:00 PM hanggang 3:00 PM.

Ngayong ika-50 taon ng Buwan ng Nutrisyon, alamin natin kung paano ipagpapatuloy na sikapin ang nutrisyong sapat para sa lahat. Alamin din kung paano maiiwasan and magagamot and sakit na Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease.

Ang Hulyo ay buwan ng Hand Foot and Mouth Disease!

Ang hand foot and mouth disease ay isang nakakahawang sakit na kumakalat sa pamamagitan ng direktang kontak sa droplets na may virus mula sa isang pasyente na mayroon nito. Kapag nahawaan nito, maaaring makaramdam ng sintomas tulad ng lagnat, masakit na lalamunan, pagkawala ng ganang kumain, mga pantal sa kamay, palad, talampakan ng mga paa, at maselang bahagi ng katawan.

Kapag nakaramdam ng mga sintomas ng HFMD, agad sa pinakamalapit na Primary Care Providers.

𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄

Noong ika-20 ng Hulyo 2024, 1 ang naitalang malubha at kritikal na pasyente na naka-admit sa ating mga ospital dahil sa COVID-19. Sa 160 ICU beds para sa mga pasyenteng may COVID-19, 8 (5%) ang okupado. Samantala, 25 (3%) ng 927 non-ICU COVID-19 beds naman ang kasalukuyan ding ginagamit.

Higit sa 3 milyong indibidwal o 102% ng ating target na populasyon ang bakunado na laban sa COVID-19 habang 1.5 milyong indibidwal naman ang nakatanggap na ng kanilang booster shots. Sa kabilang banda, 450 libong senior citizens o 90% ng ating target A2 population ang nakatanggap na ng kanilang primary series.

Mula Hulyo 14-20, 2024, 21 na bagong kaso ang naitala sa rehiyon. Ang average na bilang ng bagong kaso kada araw ngayong linggo ay nasa 3, mas mababa ng 30% kung ikukumpara sa mga kaso noong Hulyo 07-13, 2024. Sa mga bagong kaso, 2 ang naitalang may malubha at kritikal na karamdaman. Samantala, 9 ang naitalang pumanaw sa datos ng Hulyo 14-20, 2024.

Pinapaalalalahan ang lahat na huwag maging kampante sa banta ng COVID-19. Bagkus, dapat natin ipagpatuloy ang tamang pagsunod sa minimum public health standards. Paalala ng Kagawaran ng Kalusugan na laging magsuot ng best-fitted face mask at kung maaari, manatili sa well-ventilated na mga lugar. Sa oras na makaramdam ng sintomas, AGAD NA MAG-ISOLATE. Para sa karagdagang proteksyon laban sa banta ng COVID-19, agad-agaran na tayong magpabakuna at booster.

𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐃𝐎𝐇
Press Release #50/ July 19, 2024

In celebration of the “National Disability Rights Week”, the Department of Health (DOH) – Ilocos Region and the Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center (ITRMC) distributed assistive devices to selected individuals of Pangasinan province during a turn-over ceremony held at the Balin Bolinao Municipal Building on July 18, 2024.

A total of 20 hearing aids worth P40,000 each were donated by the regional office to persons with disabilities (PWDs) with hearing impairment and 60 wheelchairs were donated by ITRMC and Latter-Day Saints Charities.

Regional Director Paula Paz M. Sydiongco said that the distribution of assistive devices, such as hearing aids, is a special project of the regional office and part of the agency's support for PWDs.

“Binibigay namin ito sa mga individuals na may severe-to-profound hearing loss lalo na sa mga bata. Hearing disabilities can greatly impact each person’s ability to communicate, to learn, and to engage in society. These hearing aids can assist them in their daily activities and can restore and enhance their ability to hear and communicate.,” stated.

“Regardless of their disability, they are valued members of our community. Kailangan natin silang tulungan at bigyan ng pagkakataong makapamuhay ng normal at makapag-aral ng maayos para sa kanilang kinabukasan,” she emphasized.

The identified beneficiaries of hearing aids were from the towns of Basista, Urbiztondo, Aguilar, Lingayen, Mangatarem, Labrador, Tayug, Binmaley, Urdaneta City, and Alaminos City.

An orientation on the proper use of hearing aids was also conducted including a free hearing test and assessment for individuals with hearing impairments.

The customized wheelchairs were given to recipients who have previously undergone a specific fitting process to precisely measure the contours and shape of their body. It is designed for the user’s requirements, providing maximum comfort, balance, and posture.

The distribution of assistive devices was done in collaboration with the Provincial Government of Pangasinan, the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office, and the Bolinao LGU.

See Full Article Here: https://ro1.doh.gov.ph/54-press-release-2/838-pangasinan-residents-receives-hearing-aids-and-assistive-devices-from-doh

𝐃𝐎𝐇 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐏𝟑𝟏𝐌 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈-𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐈𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐎𝐒 𝐋𝐆𝐔𝐒
Press Release #049/16 July 2024

The Department of Health (DOH) – Ilocos Region donated anti-dengue supplies including misting machines, backpack sprayers and insecticides and olyset nets worth P31,539 million pesos to local government units (LGUs) to complement vector control measures in the communities during an outbreak in a turn-over ceremony held in Bauang, La Union on July 12, 2024.

“We are giving away these anti-dengue supplies to LGUs so that they can undertake their own misting operations, but only when there is a need for it,” Regional Director Paula Paz M. Sydiongco stated in her message.

She reminded LGUs that the use of misting machines is only a way to supplement the elimination of adult dengue-carrying mosquitoes but not the larvae. “The best and absolute solution to stop the spread of dengue is to follow the 4S of DOH’s Anti-Dengue Campaign.”

“Importante na maging malinis ang ating kapaligiran upang ang mga lamok ay walang mapagpugaran. Preventive and control actions must begin from us and the rest will follow together with the support of our partners and stakeholders in health, we can stop the spread and eliminate dengue in the community.”

A total of 44 pressurized battery-operated blower and sprayer ultra-low volume machines worth P441,000 each were distributed along with 600 bottles of insecticide worth P13,225/bottle. About 300 rolls of Olyset nets worth P14,000 each were also provided.

Regional Communicable Disease Prevention Unit Head, Dr. Rhuel C. Bobis emphasized the most effective way to lessen dengue is by seeking and destroying mosquito breeding places. “Ipagpatuloy po natin ang ating mga community clean-up activities at tayo po ay mag-umpisa sa paglilinis sa paligid ng ating bahay para makaiwas sa dengue.”

Bobis also explained that only identified LGUs who have recorded an increase in cases were given supplies to be used in their anti-dengue elimination activities. He also assured that the remaining LGUs will also be provided in due time.

Among the selected LGUS in Ilocos region who received the supplies were Balungao, Bugallon, Lingayen, Bayambang, Binmaley, Calasiao, Labrador, Infanta and Manaoag in the province of Pangasinan; Agoo, San Fernando City, Bauang, Naguilian and Tubao in La Union; Quirino, Gregorio del Pilar, Tagudin, Candon City and Alilem in Ilocos Sur; Adams, Sarrat, Batac City, Piddig, Pagudpod, Badoc, San Nicolas, Solsona, Laoag City, Carasi, Pinili, Bacarra, Dingras, Pasuquin, Currimao, Rosario, Burgos, Marcos, Bangui, Paoay and Vintar in Ilocos Norte.

DOH Administrative Order No. 2018-0021 recommends fogging or spraying in hotspot areas where an increase in cases is registered for two consecutive weeks to prevent an impending outbreak.

See Full Article Here: https://ro1.doh.gov.ph/54-press-release-2/837-doh-donates-p31m-worth-of-anti-dengue-supplies-to-ilocos-lgus

| DOH provides hearing aids, wheelchairs to persons with disabilities in Pangasinan
By April M. Bravo

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union (PIA) – To celebrate “National Disability Rights Week,” the Department of Health (DOH) in the Ilocos Region partnered with the Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center (ITRMC) to distribute assistive devices to persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Pangasinan.

The turnover ceremony, held on July 18, 2024, at the Balin Bolinao Municipal Building, provided much-needed support to individuals with hearing loss and mobility challenges.

The DOH regional office donated 20 hearing aids, valued at P40,000 each, to those with severe-to-profound hearing impairments.

Read the full story here: https://www.pia.gov.ph/doh-provides-hearing-aids-wheelchairs-to-persons-with-disabilities-in-pangasinan

IN PHOTOS: The Environmental and Occupational Health Unit conducted a verification of Zero Open Defecation (ZOD) Status of Sta. Barbara and Alcala, Pangasinan and Galimuyod, Ilocos Sur last July 17-18, 2024.

The ZOD initiative aims for households to abandon the practice of open defecation and are using either their own or others' sanitary toilet facilities. As a result, no human f***s can be found exposed in the environment.

𝐌𝐀𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐓 𝟑,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐘 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐒𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝟏, 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐘 𝐒𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐀 𝐏𝐀𝐆𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐊𝐔𝐍𝐀

Mula sa suporta ng United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) at Relief International, nabigyan ng kapasidad ang mahigit 3,000 Barangay Health Workers sa pamamagitan ng mga Social Mobilizers na kasalukuyang naka-deploy sa iba't ibang Lokal na Pamahalaan. Layunin ng proyektong ito na mas mapabuti ang pakikipag ugnayan ng mga Barangay Health Workers at Community Volunteers sa komunidad, at pataasin ang saklaw ng pagbabakuna. Kasama ang mga Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) at Barangay Service Point Officers (BSPOs) ay sinasanay sila ng mga deployed Social Mobilizers upang sila ay maging lokal na bersyon sa kani-kanilang komunidad.

Itinuturo sa aktibidad na ito ang kahalagaan ng bakuna sa sanggol, pagsunod sa tamang iskedyul ng pagbabakuna, at kung paano maiwasan ang iba't ibang nakakahawang mga sakit katulad ng tigdas, polio, pertussis, diphtheria, tuberculosis, pneumonia, at iba pa.

Kasalukuyang inilalagay ng UNICEF at Relief International ang mga social mobilizers nito sa mga prayoridad na mga lalawigan upang magbigay ng tulong kasama ang Provincial Health Offices, Provincial Department of Health Offices, at City/Municipal Health Offices.

Ang mahusay at epektibong pakikipag-ugnayan sa komunidad ay nakakatulong upang mas-mapabuti ang access sa immunization services at maiparating ang tamang impormasyon sa komunidad. Nagbibigay rin ito ng kumpiyansa para ibahagi ang tamang pamumuno, pagpaplano at pagpapatupad ng mga inisyatiba sa usaping pangkalusugan.

Hindi protektado ang bata kung hindi kumpleto ang bakuna. Bawat uri ng bakuna ay may inirerekomendang bilang ng doses na dapat makuha. Kung hindi ito kumpleto, hindi mabubuo ang proteksiyon ng bata laban sa mga sakit.

Maging CHIKITING LIGTAS, dahil sa Healthy Pilipinas, Bawat Buhay ay Mahalaga!

𝐈𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐎𝐒 𝐂𝐇𝐃 𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐍

The DOH Ilocos CHD and Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center, in collaboration with the Provincial Government of Pangasinan, the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office, and the Municipal Governent of Bolinao, distributed assistive devices to selected individuals in Pangasinan during a turn-over ceremony held at the Balin Bolinao Municipal Building on July 18, 2024.

The activity was graced by the presence of Hon. Apolonia DG. Bacay, Board Member 1st District Pangasinan, Hon. Alfonso F. Celeste, Mayor of Bolinao, and Dr. Paula Paz M. Sydiongco, Regional Director of CHD Ilocos.

In celebration of the “National Disability Rights Week”, 73 units of customized wheelchairs, 20 hearing aids and other assistive devices were distributed during the event. An orientation on the proper use of hearing aids was done including hearing test and assessment.

Also in attendance is Hon.Richard Celeste, Vice Mayor of Bolinao, Sangguniang Bayan Members, Ms. Annabel T. Roque, Provincial Social Welfare and Development, Ms. Jennifer V. Garcia, Provincial Disability Affairs Office, Dr. Justin Clyde Gubatan and Ms. Anmara Khan, CHD Ilocos, Mr. Roy Abelelera, ITRMC, and Ms. Kathleen Joy Camalig, Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office.

Samahan si Nanay Malou, Tatay Sugo, at Paco sa laban kontra-WILD!

Kasangga niyo ang Pamilyang Malusog sa pagbibigay ng tips sa pag-iwas sa WILD Diseases ngayon panahon ng tag-ulan!

Maglinis, Magmasid, Magingat - Labanan ang WILD Diseases!

Ipinagdiriwang tuwing ikatlong linggo ng Hulyo ang na may temang: "Promoting Inclusion: Celebrating Abilities and Advocating Access.”

Sa linggong ito, ating bigyang-pansin ang pagpapahalaga sa mga karapatan ng mga persons with disability tulad ng karapatan nila sa isang ligtas, injury-free, at accessible na komunidad!

Magtulungan tayo upang masiguro na maibigay sa kanila ang isang PWD-friendly at sustainable na kinabukasan.

Do no Harm and put Safety first, tayo'y magkaisa para sa isang lipunang maunlad at inklusibo para sa lahat na walang maiiwan.

Diabetes Awareness Week is observed every fourth week of July by virtue of Proclamation No. 213. This celebration was aimed at addressing the need to educate people on the disease.

In addition, World Hepatitis Day takes places every year on 28 July to raise awareness and promote global action on viral hepatitis.

Makinig at matuto sa KAPIHAN SA ILOCOS ngayon July 19, 2024, 1-2PM. Mapapanuod sa Healthy Region 1 FB Page at PIA Ilocos Region FB Page.

| DOH donates P31M worth of anti-dengue supplies to Ilocos Region LGUs
By April M. Bravo

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union (PIA) – The Department of Health (DOH) in the Ilocos Region provided P31.5 million worth of anti-dengue supplies to local government units (LGUs) to bolster vector control efforts in their communities.

The turnover ceremony, held on July 12, 2024, in Bauang, La Union, included misting machines, backpack sprayers, insecticides, and olyset nets.

“These supplies are intended to supplement LGUs’ misting operations, but only when necessary,” said DOH-Region 1 Regional Director, Dr. Paula Paz Sydiongco.

Read the full story here: https://www.pia.gov.ph/doh-donates-p31m-worth-of-anti-dengue-supplies-to-ilocos-region-lgus

𝐌𝐀𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐓 𝐒𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐀𝐊𝐔𝐍𝐀 𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐀𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐓 𝐒𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐀 𝐏𝐀𝐆𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐊𝐔𝐍𝐀 𝐒𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝟏

Tuloy-tuloy ang paghahanap sa mga “Missed children” at” Zero-dose children” o mga batang walang ni isang bakuna o hindi kumpleto ang bakuna sa Region 1.

Sa kalahati ng taon, mahigit 200,000 dosis na ng Routine Vaccines ang naipamahagi sa mga chikiting para sa proteksyon sa mga nakakahawang sakit katulad ng tigdas, polio, tuberculosis, hepa, pertussis, diptheria, tetanus at iba pa.

Nakapagtala na ang Region 1 ng 35,885 Fully Immunized Children sa pinagsamang pagtutulungan ng mga Lokal na opisyal, Municipal/City Health Officers, Nurses, Midwives, Barangay Health Workers at iba pang development partners.

Inilulunsad ng bawat bayan ang Reaching-Every-Purok (REP) Strategy upang matamo ang layunin na makamit ang 95% Fully Immunized Child sa ating rehiyon. Tinatayang 100,000 na chikiting 1 year old pababa ang nais abutin ng sektor ng kalusugan.

Ang routine vaccines para sa mga sanggol at special population ay libre sa pinakamalapit na health center.

Ang programang ito ay naaayon sa Health Sector 8-Point Agenda No. 2: Ligtas, dekalidad at mapagkalingang serbisyo; at No. 5: Pag-iwas sa Sakit, ng DOH na may tagline “Sa Healthy Pilipinas, Bawat Buhay ay Mahalaga.”

Sama-sama nating pangalagaan ang kalusugan ng mga batang Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng pagsulong ng ligtas na kapaligiran para sa mga nagpapasusong ina!

Alam niyo ba na kasama sa mga probisyon ng RA 10028 o Expanded Breastfeeding Act of 2009 ang mga sumusunod?
✅ Ligtas na lugar para makapagpasuso ang mga kababaihan sa mga opisina
✅ Human milk banks sa mga LGU at ospital

Itaguyod natin ang ligtas at tuluy-tuloy na pagpapasuso para sa mga bata para masiguradong malusog ang kanilang kinabukasan!

𝗥𝗨𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔 𝗖𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗘.

The DOH Ilocos Center for Health Development, through the National Voluntary Blood Services Program (NVBSP) supports the advocacy fun run initiated by the Local Government Unit of Tagudin, Ilocos Sur in celebration of the National Blood Donors Month.

SEE poster for details.

Scan the QR code below or Register here:
http://bit.ly/BloodDonorsMonthFunRun2024

𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄

Noong ika-13 ng Hulyo 2024, 2 ang naitalang malubha at kritikal na pasyente na naka-admit sa ating mga ospital dahil sa COVID-19. Sa 178 ICU beds para sa mga pasyenteng may COVID-19, 6 (3%) ang okupado. Samantala, 29 (3%) ng 1100 non-ICU COVID-19 beds naman ang kasalukuyan ding ginagamit.

Higit sa 3 milyong indibidwal o 102% ng ating target na populasyon ang bakunado na laban sa COVID-19 habang 1.5 milyong indibidwal naman ang nakatanggap na ng kanilang booster shots. Sa kabilang banda, 450 libong senior citizens o 90% ng ating target A2 population ang nakatanggap na ng kanilang primary series.

Mula Hulyo 07-13, 2024, 30 na bagong kaso ang naitala sa rehiyon. Ang average na bilang ng bagong kaso kada araw ngayong linggo ay nasa 4, mas mababa ng 28.6% kung ikukumpara sa mga kaso noong Hunyo 30 hanggang Hulyo 06, 2024. Sa mga bagong kaso, 0 ang naitalang may malubha at kritikal na karamdaman. Samantala, 0 rin ang naitalang pumanaw sa datos ng Hulyo 07-13, 2024.

Pinapaalalalahan ang lahat na huwag maging kampante sa banta ng COVID-19. Bagkus, dapat natin ipagpatuloy ang tamang pagsunod sa minimum public health standards. Paalala ng Kagawaran ng Kalusugan na laging magsuot ng best-fitted face mask at kung maaari, manatili sa well-ventilated na mga lugar. Sa oras na makaramdam ng sintomas, AGAD NA MAG-ISOLATE. Para sa karagdagang proteksyon laban sa banta ng COVID-19, agad-agaran na tayong magpabakuna at booster.

Iwasan ang Impeksyon, sugpuin ang Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) 🔬🌟

Ngayong National Infection Prevention and Control Week, alamin ang mga paraan para maiwasan ang AMR.
• Panatilihing malinis ang kapaligiran at sarili.
• Ugaliing maghugas ng kamay .
• Palakasin ang katawan sa wastong pagkain at iba pang tamang kaugalian
• Magpa-Bakuna
Mas madaling umiwas sa halip maghanap ng Lunas.

Sa ating pagtutulungan, kaya nating maiwasan ang AMR Dahil sa Bagong Pilipinas, Bawat Buhay ay Malayo sa Impeksyon.

𝐈𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐎𝐒 𝐂𝐇𝐃 𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐕𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝟏

DOH Ilocos CHD, through the Communicable Diseases Unit, conducted the Turn-over of Vector Control Commodities and Orientation on the Use of Misting Machine and Backpack Sprayer for LGUs in Region 1 last July 12, 2024 in Bauang, La Union.

Regional Director of Ilocos CHD, Dr. Paula Paz M. Sydiongco and the Head of Disease Prevention and Control Section, Dr. Rheuel C. Bobis attended the ceremony and gave their commitment in supporting the Aedes Born Viral Disease Program in the region. A total of 41 City/Municipal Health Offices and 4 Provincial Health Offices received misting machines, sprayers, and other vector control commodities.

In addition, an orientation on the use of Misting Machine and Backpack Sprayer, Demonstration and Return Demonstration was done ensure proper use of the machines.

IN PHOTOS: The Family Health Unit, thru the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Program, conducted the 2 batches of Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) on Family Planning Competency-Based Training Level 1 (FPCBT-1) last July 8-12, 2024 in San Juan, La Union.

The OSCE is the final phase of training for the FPCBT-1 proficiency certification, competency-based training for health workers focuses on developing the skills, knowledge and attitude and values required to provide quality family planning services.

IN PHOTOS: The Environmental and Occupational Health Unit consucted a verification of Zero Open Defecation (ZOD) Status of Sta. Barbara and Alcala, Pangasinan last July 10-11, 2024.

The ZOD initiative aims for households to abandon the practice of open defecation and are using either their own or others' sanitary toilet facilities. As a result, no human f***s can be found exposed in the environment.

IN PHOTOS: The Communicable Diseases Unit, thru the Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Program, conducted 2 batches of Integrated TB Information System (ITIS) Data Quality Check (DQC) last July 8-12, 2024 in San Fernando City, La Union.

IN PHOTOS: The Non-Communicable Diseases Unit, thru the Cancer Prevention and Control Program, conducted the Refresher Course on Breast Cancer Screening, Its Early Detection, Treatment and Preventive Measures last July 10 - 12, 2024 in Dagupan City.

𝐎𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡

This January, we focus our attention on raising awareness about Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer, crucial health issues for every Filipino.

The Hepatology Society of the Philippines, in collaboration with the Department of Health, plays a vital role in this initiative, emphasizing the significance of early detection and preventive measures. By fostering awareness, let us contribute to a healthier nation and underscore the importance of proactive healthcare practices

DR. ANGELO B. LOZADA
Vice President
Hepatology Society of the Philippines

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