Preventing Dengue in Schools

The Department of Education (DepEd) supports the Department of Health's (DOH's) 2011 Campaign Against Dengue, which revolves around the theme, "Eskwelahan, Simbahan, Barangay, Palengke at Buong Komunidad, Sama-Sama Nating Sugpuin ang Dengue." DepEd issued a memorandum to emphasize the urgency of the anti-dengue drive through the 4S Strategy - which stands for Search and destroy, Seek early consultation, Self-protective measures, and Say "no" to indiscriminate fogging. It also reiterates and enforces previous Memoranda on dengue to protect the school populace from this disease which occurs throughout the year but it is especially rampant during the rainy season, when aedes aegypti mosquitoes rapidly proliferate.

School officials are enjoined to mobilize all school health and nutrition personnel to disseminate information on the prevention and control of Dengue H-Fever in support of this campaign and in observance of the "Dengue Awareness Month" in June of every year and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Dengue Day on June 15 each year.

DepEd recommends close collaboration with the Parents-Teachers Associations (PTAs), Local Government Units (LGUs), and Municipal Health Offices (MHOS) on the following activities:

1. conduct of information campaign against Dengue H-Fever;
2. maintenance of environment sanitation in the schools and in the communities; and
3. referral of pupils/students/personnel with symptoms of Dengue H-Fever.

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