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DOH NIR: Health situation at evac centers under control 

      A patient gets medical help at a La Carlota City evacuation center.* DOH NIR photo

The health situation in the 34 evacuation centers housing 14,469 individuals on Negros Island who evacuated following the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon on Dec. 9 is under control, a health official said on Monday, Dec. 30.

Dr. Razel Nikka Hao, regional director of the Department of Health Negros Island Region, said on Monday that the most consultations at the evacuation centers were for cough and colds, which were mostly minor cases.

Those treated for cough colds comprise 4 percent of the evacuees, she said.

Only seven persons have been referred to hospitals, two of whom were admitted – one for   exacerbated hypertension which is being stabilized and the other for rehydration due to diarrhea, Hao also said.

      The DOH NIR reported that its teams have conducted 3,345 consultations and treatment at the evacuation centers.

As of Dec. 29 there were 24 cases of fever and 53 for acute respiratory infection, it reported.

The Department of Health is augmenting the health teams in each evacuation center. Its nurses at each of the evacuation centers help catch cases that need to be treated or referred to hospitals, Hao said.

It also has available medicines at the evacuation centers. 

The DOH also has  28 teams with doctors that make the rounds of the evacuation centers located in La Carlota City – 5, La Castellana  – 11, Bago City – 7 and San Carlos City -1 in Negros Occidental, and 10 in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental.

The roving teams are also on call for more severe cases on those needing diagnosis, she said.

      The DOH NIR has deployed 140 personnel composed of six doctors, 34 nurses, 77 other medical staff and 14 technical staff.*

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