ASEAN DENGUE DAY Celebration

(c) Team Acosta

The Department of Health (DOH) in partnership with the City Health Office commenced the Dengue Awareness Month Celebration last June 5, 2015 with the theme: ABKD- Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue Pahtibayin, 4 o'clock habit atin sundin. This activity happened at the Batangay Hall of  Bgry. Agdao Centro.

(c) Team Acosta

With the aim to intensify their campaigns against Dengue City Health Office and the Department of Health conducted the ASEAN DENGUE DAY Celebration last June 15, 2015 with the theme: Unity and Harmony within ASEAN Community: Key in the fight against Dengue at the Almendras Gym. The activity opened through a motorcade then proceeded to the gym with the program and activities. 

The Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte showed up and shared his support to the advocacy of the organizers. 

Mayor Duterte speaking to the crowd of the ASEAN Dengue Day Celebration (c) Team Acosta

Good to Know:

Dengue is not transmitted directly from person-to-person and symptoms range from mild fever, to incapacitating high fever, with severe headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pain, and rash. There is no vaccine or any specific medicine to treat dengue. People who have dengue fever should rest, drink plenty of fluids and reduce the fever using paracetamol or see a doctor. 

Source: http://www.who.int/topics/dengue/en/