MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) sent medical and sanitation teams to Bohol to prevent the outbreak of diseases in evacuation centres sheltering hundreds of families affected by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the province.
Eduardo Janairo, director of DOH-National Capital Region, said the medical team would augment the health and emergency teams in far-flung communities that were hardest hit by the quake. They would expand medical coverage to give more people medical treatment.
The sanitation team, meanwhile, would provide disinfection and sanitation services in evacuation centres. They would check on the potability of water supply, monitor excreta disposal, supervise the management of solid waste and conduct anti-dengue spraying.
The teams would also assist in the distribution of medicines. They will be in Bohol for five days and another team would be deployed in the province after their tour of duty.
“We will continue to respond to the health needs of those affected by the disaster and will provide continuous assistance until such time that the people have already recovered,” Janairo said.
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