The declaration of a dengue outbreak prompts local government units in Aklan to implement additional health measures
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Governor Jose Enrique Miraflores signed Executive Order 073, Series of 2024, on Wednesday, August 28, following a recommendation from the Aklan epidemiological surveillance and response unit under the provincial health office. The declaration aims to encourage local government units and schools to lead initiatives such as conducting simultaneous clean-up drives in all barangays for a month, searching for and destroying mosquito breeding sites, adopting self-protective measures like wearing long sleeves and using insect repellent, seeking early consultation upon the first signs and symptoms of the disease, and safely using fogging if an outbreak is imminent.
The Altavas District Hospital in the eastern district is also reportedly operating at full capacity due to dengue.
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