Villages get incentives for anti-dengue campaigns

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Three villages in this city named as “Star Barangays” recently received incentives by Health Secretary Enrique Ona and Mayor Oscar Rodriguez for their successful anti-dengue campaigns.
Barangays Maimpis, San Jose and Sindalan received P5,000 and P10,000 respectively, plus plaques of recognition, for achieving “almost zero and the least number of dengue cases” last year until the second semester of 2012.
Ona said, in handing over the incentives, the three villages exemplify the health department’s objective of ridding communities of dengue and reducing the number of cases through strong and effective strategies at the grassroots level.
“This is exactly what we at the Department of Health have been driving at. Our dengue-free communities program is not only a shift from reactionary strategies to forward planning and long-term prevention, but also aims to increase public awareness on dengue to help reduce the risk of transmission and strengthen regional collaboration and responsibilities for dengue control,” Ona said.
Rodriguez said that the anti-dengue campaign is part of the Star Barangay program.
“We have actually incorporated that in the city’s Star Barangay program. By going down to the grassroots, we are able to reduce the number of cases of dengue in these barangays. With the new strategies from the DOH that will be pilot-tested in the city, we are looking at further reducing dengue cases and strengthen anti-dengue campaigns in our 35 barangays,” he said.
Both Maimpis and Sindalan village chiefs Romeo Dizon and Arnel Sicat told Sun.Star Pampanga that the incentives will be used to beef up their anti-dengue drives and possibly attain zero dengue cases.
“Our anti-dengue campaigns, which have been integrated with solid waste management and disaster risk management, will be boosted by the incentives we received. The challenge for us now is to attain the zero dengue case status,” Dizon said.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2012/06/17/villages-get-incentives-anti-dengue-campaigns-227308

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Three villages in this city named as “Star Barangays” recently received incentives by Health Secretary Enrique Ona and Mayor Oscar Rodriguez for their successful anti-dengue campaigns.
Barangays Maimpis, San Jose and Sindalan received P5,000 and P10,000 respectively, plus plaques of recognition, for achieving “almost zero and the least number of dengue cases” last year until the second semester of 2012.
Ona said, in handing over the incentives, the three villages exemplify the health department’s objective of ridding communities of dengue and reducing the number of cases through strong and effective strategies at the grassroots level.
“This is exactly what we at the Department of Health have been driving at. Our dengue-free communities program is not only a shift from reactionary strategies to forward planning and long-term prevention, but also aims to increase public awareness on dengue to help reduce the risk of transmission and strengthen regional collaboration and responsibilities for dengue control,” Ona said.
Rodriguez said that the anti-dengue campaign is part of the Star Barangay program.
“We have actually incorporated that in the city’s Star Barangay program. By going down to the grassroots, we are able to reduce the number of cases of dengue in these barangays. With the new strategies from the DOH that will be pilot-tested in the city, we are looking at further reducing dengue cases and strengthen anti-dengue campaigns in our 35 barangays,” he said.
Both Maimpis and Sindalan village chiefs Romeo Dizon and Arnel Sicat told Sun.Star Pampanga that the incentives will be used to beef up their anti-dengue drives and possibly attain zero dengue cases.
“Our anti-dengue campaigns, which have been integrated with solid waste management and disaster risk management, will be boosted by the incentives we received. The challenge for us now is to attain the zero dengue case status,” Dizon said.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2012/06/17/villages-get-incentives-anti-dengue-campaigns-227308