Cebu hospital to receive anti-dengue medicines
Nancy calls for inquiry, monitoring on spate of dengue cases

Senator Nancy Binay and her father, Vice President Jejomar Binay, will provide medicines for the treatment of dengue to the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu City on Friday (October 9, 2015).

"We are making this contribution in light of the recent surge in cases of dengue in the country," the senator said.

The latest surveillance report from the Department of Health (DOH) cited Central Visayas as one of the areas where they recorded spikes in the cases of the mosquito-borne disease this year. It further said that from January 1 till September 19 this year, dengue cases have gone up by 23.5%.

"In nine months, the number of dengue cases in our country has ballooned to 92,807. The government should be alarmed by this number because while the health department says that deaths due to dengue have gone down, the fact is that there those who still die because of this illness," Binay said.

"Hindi po dahil sa expected itong tumaas ng DOH ay kampante na tayo. Importante po ang kalusugan ng bawat mamamayan. Malaki po ang gastos ng pamilya kapag nagkakaroon ng sakit ang kahit isang miyembro nito. Sa hirap po ng buhay ngayon, hahayaan pa po ba nating magkasakit ang taumbayan kung pwede naman itong maiwasan?" the senator added.

The senator earlier filed a resolution in the Senate seeking an investigation into the increase in the number of dengue cases in the country. Senate Resolution No. 1608 calls on the proper Senate committees to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation regarding the alarming increase of reported dengue cases in the country, with the end in view of proposing policy for continuous improvement in the prevention of the disease.

"Dapat pong maimbestigahan ang isyung ito. Nagbabala na po ang DOH na maaaring mas dumami pa ang numero ng mga kaso ng may dengue. Dapat po siguro ay busisiin na ang isyung ito upang malaman ng taumbayan kung ano na ba ang tunay na estado ng bayan 'pag dating sa sakit na dengue," the senator said.