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August 26, 2010
Aklan SP Encourage All LGU’s and NGO’s to Pursue Blood Letting Activities
By Richie D. Oloroso
Kalibo, Aklan- To sustain the advocacy campaign on dengue as well as to prevent the dengue outbreak and avoid epidemic fatalities, the Aklan Sangguniang Panlalawigan encourage all local government units in the entire province and Non-Government Organization as well as Peoples Organization to pursue blood letting activities/programs in coordination with the Philippine National Red Cross (Aklan Chapter).
The SP stressed in its Resolution No. 055, Series of 2010, passed during the 8th regular session on August 25, 2010, that blood letting campaign has to be maximized to ensure adequate blood supply in the entire province prior to the installation of the planned laboratory facilities for blood banking. This is to make sure that the steady supply of blood platelets in Aklan is stable without resorting to and bringing the patients all the way to Roxas City and Iloilo City for dengue treatment.
Based on the Provincial Health Office’s monitoring, almost all municipalities in the province of Aklan have reported cases of the said mosquito-borne disease with heavy hospital admissions from the capital town of Kalibo, Numancia, and New Washington, particularly children who are at mortality risk due to complication and lack of access to proper treatment, lack of dengue control programs will limited response capabilities in their health systems.
The SP also stressed that the Province of Aklan needs to intensify blood donor recruitment strategies and mobilize Red Cross donors to ensure sufficient blood supply which is safe at all times and to provide continuous service delivery.
The said resolution is sponsored by Honorable Victor Manual M. Garcia.
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