1. DENGUE FEVER Dengue Fever is a viral disease characterized by sudden onset of fever of 38 C and above, lasting for 5 days or more. This is accompanied by muscle or joint pains, appearance of petecchiae of the arms, body, feet and legs, positive tourniquet test and/or thrombocytopenia or low platelet count of less than 100,000/cu.mm. The most important way to prevent and control Dengue Fever is to eliminate favorable sites of the Aedes mosquitoes. This can be done by maintaining cleanliness of the surroundings and discarding containers that collect water suitable for breeding. Fumigation and/or use of larvicides may be necessary to reduce mosquito density in the community. Continuing health education on the prevention, control and management of Dengue Fever, is as important as the other activities.

2. DENGUE FEVER

3. DENGUE FEVER

4. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES I. PROMOTION AND INFORMATION /EDUCATION COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN - LGU officials - LigangMga Barangay - MHO Staff - Dep Ed Principals and Teachers - Barangay Health Workers - Tri-media outlets - Student Affiliates’ Barangay Visits

5. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES PROMOTION AND INFORMATION /EDUCATION COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN Regular reports/updates to Mayor Roy T. Macanlalay and other LGU officials on the Dengue Fever situation in Calasiao and on the interventions being implemented.

6. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES PROMOTION AND INFORMATION /EDUCATION COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN The MHO updating the members of the SangguniangBayan on the Dengue situation in Calasiao.

7. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES PROMOTION AND INFORMATION /EDUCATION COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN The BHWs of Calasiao, being at the forefront of health service delivery, are regularly updated on the Dengue Fever. The emphasis is always on the important role of early detection and referral of suspect Dengue Fever cases and the importance of cleanliness and environmental sanitation in the fight against Dengue.

8. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES PROMOTION AND INFORMATION /EDUCATION COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN The MHO meet with the Barangay Captains to ask for their support on the activities that were planned to combat Dengue Fever in the town of Calasiao.

9. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES PROMOTION AND INFORMATION /EDUCATION COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN The MHO and the health staff conduct lectures about Dengue Fever for concerned agencies and other sectors of the community such as the DepEd. This aims to give the necessary information for them to impart to others as part of the community effort to control Dengue Fever in Calasiao.

10. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES PROMOTION AND INFORMATION /EDUCATION COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN The LGU and other agencies conduct municipal-wide cleanliness campaigns to increase public awareness on the importance of proper environment sanitation in the fight against Dengue Fever.

11. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES PROMOTION AND INFORMATION /EDUCATION COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN The Health Office, the Barangay Officials and the community participated in the several community assemblies gathered in order to educate and inform the people about Dengue Fever.

12. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES PROMOTION AND INFORMATION /EDUCATION COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN The media, including television and radio outlets, are tapped to help in the information dissemination of the Dengue Fever status in Calasiao.

13. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES II. REPRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION MATERIALS - Health Advisories on Dengue Fever - Posters on the 4 O’Clock Habit - Posting of Streamers June 2008 The Health Office, aware of the importance of health education in the control of Dengue Fever, drafted, reproduced, distributed and posted information materials for people to better understand the Dengue Fever problem.

14. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES REPRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION MATERIALS Several reams of health advisories on Dengue Fever, the 4 O’clock habit and flyers are being reproduced and distributed to all barangays of the municipality.

15. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES REPRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION MATERIALS Posters are also reproduced and posted in strategic areas of the municipality.

16. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES REPRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION MATERIALS Streamers are also reproduced and posted in strategic areas of the municipality.

19. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES TECHNICAL AND LOGISTIC ASSISTANCE Anti-Dengue activities in Calasiao are started when the rainy season set in. Shown here are health personnel of the MHO and CHD-I doing health education and fogging operations.

20. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES TECHNICAL AND LOGISTIC ASSISTANCE Spraying of larvicides give by CHD-I, are done in areas where there is pooling of water in order to destroy larva and breeding places of mosquitoes.

21. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES TECHNICAL AND LOGISTIC ASSISTANCE The CHD and PHO supports the health office in the fight against Dengue through the assistance on the IEC and fogging activities.

22. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES IV. MONITORING AND EVALUATION - Fever cases surveillance - Epidemiological investigations and regular reporting - Monitoring of anti Dengue activities and evaluation of performance

23. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES MONITORING AND EVALUATION The Health Office continuously performs surveillance and monitoring of reported Dengue Fever suspect cases and ocular inspections of the environs of their homes during epidemiological investigations.

24. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES MONITORING AND EVALUATION The MHO, with LIGA Pres., PB Bauzon, updates members of the Ligangmga Barangay on the Dengue Fever situation during their monthly meeting. This serves as the evaluation of the anti-Dengue Fever activities being undertaken in all the affected barangays.