ADVOCACY. A health worker conducts house-to-house advocacy against dengue in the municipality of Sibalom, which has the highest cases in the province of Antique, on April 26, 2022. Sheree Vego, Integrated Provincial Health Office nurse 4, said in an interview Monday (May 16) they will hold a stakeholders' meeting on May 17 to prevent the further increase of dengue. (PNA photo courtesy of Antique IPHO) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) is conducting house-to-house health information advocacy and sanitation surveillance due to the increasing dengue cases in Antique. IPHO personnel Sheree Vego said they have strengthened their advocacy campaign to make sure that homeowners are aware of dengue prevention measures. "There are now 257 cases of dengue in the province as of May 7," she said in an interview Monday. The five municipalities with the highest dengue cases are Sibalom with 69, San Jose de Buenavista with 42, Bugasong with
SAFE PHYSICAL DISTANCING. Voters in Barangay Mag-aba, Pandan town observe safe physical distancing inside the clustered polling precinct on May 9, 2022. Sheree Vego, Nurse 4 of the Antique Provincial Health Office (IPHO), said on Friday (May 13) that despite the following strict Covid-19 health protocol, the LGUs are urged to prepare in case of a Covid-19 surge.(PNA file photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) is urging local government units (LGUs) in Antique to prepare for a possible surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases after the May 9 elections. IPHO Nurse 4 Sheree Vego, in an interview Friday, said the province's 18 LGUs were advised to prepare, particularly their Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facilities (TTMFs) or isolation centers. "We anticipate a possible surge in the Covid-19 because of the very recent election and other previous activities where people were free to go