Friday, June 25, 2010

News Update Forty-five of the 130 suspected dengue

KIDAPAWAN CITY - Forty-five of the 130 suspected dengue cases monitored from various hospitals in the city since May this year were confirmed to be cases of hemorrhagic fever, reports from the City Health Office (CHO) said. Despite the number, no one died due to the infection from May, according to city health officer, Dr. Jocelyn Incienzo.
Hemorrhagic Fever With Renal Syndrome, Tick-And Mosquito- Borne Viruses: Archives of Virology, Supplementum 1 (Archives of Virology Supplement)
The only fatality recorded was last February. Dengue cases are high in the villages of Poblacion and Lanao and upland areas, including villages of Ilomavis and Sudapin. Dr. Incienzo said cases are already manageable as they intensified campaign for dengue prevention since early June. (Malu Cadelina Manar) Students benefit from job program TUBOD, Lanao del Norte - In line with the provincial government's education program in Lanao del Norte, at least 150 students and out-of-school youths have benefited from the Special Program for Employment of Students or SPES, it was learned Thursday. In consonance with Republic Act No. 7323, which helps the less fortunate but deserving students pursue their education, Gov. Khalid Q. Dimaporo has stepped up the program in far-flung areas of the province. SPES is a program initiated by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and is coordinated with the local government units.
Bibliography of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (muroid virus nephropathy)
Further, SPES beneficiaries, who are employed at the provincial government, are paid with a minimum salary wage of P150 per day, 60 percent is supposed to be paid by the employer/LGU and the other 40 percent by DoLE. This year, Dimaporo shouldered the entire 100 percent salary of the SPES beneficiaries. (Mike U. Crismundo) DepEd implements school project PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur -The Department of Education (DepEd) regional office here has started to implement this school year "Project EASE" in various rural secondary schools in Western Mindanao,
Viral load as predictor of crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever outcome.(Clinical report): An article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases
it was learned here recently. Dr. Walter O. Albos, Region 9 director of DepEd, explained that "Project EASE" (acronym for Effective Alternative Secondary Education) is an optional delivery mode for rural-based high school students who cannot report to their classes regularly for a number of reasons. These reasons, Albos said, include the need to work, illness in the family, distance of home from school, calamitous events, peace and order problem, absence of regular transportation and the like.

Albos identified through regional education planning officer Helen Singson the rural secondary schools in the region where the alternative project has been enforced beginning school year 2010-2011 as Manicahan National High School (NHS) in Zamboanga City; San Isidro NHS and Katituan NHS in Zamboanga del Sur, and Alicia NHS, Buayan NHS, Surabay NHS, Tungawan NHS, La Dicha NHS, Payao NHS, and Dalama NHS (Annex) in Zamboanga Sibugay. (Tony Pe. Rimando)