Panayam kay Spokeperson Asec. Albert Domingo ng DOH ukol prayoridad ang kalusugan ng mga nasa evacuation centers

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00:00Updates on the hospital and health emergency response that we will discuss

00:05with Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo,

00:09the spokesperson of the Department of Health.

00:12Asek Albert, good afternoon.

00:14Good afternoon, Ninia. Asek Dale, good afternoon to all who are listening and watching us this afternoon.

00:19Asek, based on the directive of President Marcos Jr. to prioritize

00:25the health conditions of those affected by Hurricane Karina and Habagat,

00:29especially those who are in evacuation centers,

00:33what has the DOH done about this?

00:37Yes. Yesterday, when we heard the instruction of our beloved President,

00:42a command conference was held simultaneously.

00:46While the President was out along the Macamanaba area,

00:50Secretary Teda made a statement and held an emergency command conference

00:56at the East Avenue Medical Center.

00:58All of the Centers for Health Development, the regional offices of the DOH,

01:03have said that there will be prioritization in the evacuation centers.

01:08We are talking of five, or sorry, seven.

01:12We have seven priority areas. These are the regions that are most affected.

01:17Those are Ilocos, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera, and Central Luzon.

01:27Four of those seven are in code blue, which means they are more alert.

01:31The DOH and LGUs are ready.

01:36Those are Ilocos, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, and Central Luzon.

01:40We are monitoring four sets of conditions here.

01:44The so-called medical concerns, as the President said, are basic medicines.

01:49There are also public health concerns.

01:50And then number two would be nutrition.

01:53Because, of course, families are gathering.

01:57Number three would be your wash, or water, and sanitation and hygiene.

02:01And then waste disposal, because we generate a lot of waste there.

02:06And number four is mental health and psychosocial services.

02:11Asek Albert, just a follow-up.

02:13How is your monitoring of food and dietary services that are being distributed to evacuation centers?

02:20How do you ensure that the food that is being given is still safe and healthy?

02:27Yes, Asek Dale.

02:28Yesterday, we had the opportunity to personally inspect two evacuation centers.

02:34One is in Marikina, and one is in San Mateo, Rizal.

02:37And personally, Secretary Herbosa also saw how our raw food is being cooked.

02:43So there are a lot of donations, a lot of people are buying from the quick reaction fund of local government units.

02:50And then they have a makeshift dietary.

02:53Our standards, as we can see on your monitor, is that it still needs to be cooked properly.

02:58The big pans that are being used in parties are now being used to help our masses.

03:03So those are the important ways that we see.

03:06And then we also saw in the children, breastfeeding is still promoted.

03:10There are actually what are called family units, small traps that are inside the family.

03:17And there are breastfeeding stations for our mothers who will give milk to their babies.

03:23Okay. How is it, Asek, the congestion rates in our public hospitals right now?

03:29Especially when different diseases are spreading due to weather conditions.

03:34Actually, right now, my son is having a fever.

03:37I mean, you know, there's still a lot of talk about Ebola and Sipon,

03:40there are a lot of absences in schools because of this.

03:42Yes, our wild diseases are still there.

03:45They won't disappear.

03:46They might become even wilder if we don't take care of our facilities.

03:52What is WILD?

03:54Waterborne Diseases, Influenza-like Illnesses, Leptospirosis, and Dengue.

03:58So far, we haven't been able to monitor the number of cases across all of our health facilities.

04:05All DOH hospitals remain to be operational.

04:08We just had an unfortunate situation yesterday morning

04:11at San Lorenzo Ruiz Hospital in Malabon and Tondo Medical Center

04:16where the first floor was flooded.

04:18But when we contacted the medical center chief,

04:21he said that it can be continued.

04:22Actually, at the command conference, Secretary Ted said that

04:25if the hospital needs to be evacuated, it will be evacuated.

04:28If not, let's operate.

04:29So, it can still be continued.

04:31So, for now, there are only two reported hospital cases.

04:37But what are the high code alerts in the regions right now?

04:41Yes, for our code alerts, there are two.

04:44We have code white and code blue.

04:47For all of the regions nationwide,

04:49even if our weather system is not affected,

04:53it is still code white because it is on standby and monitoring.

04:56But for code blue, there are four.

05:00Ilocos, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, and Central Luzon.

05:03Sec. Dale, don't worry our viewers.

05:06What code blue means is the heightened alert of DOH staff.

05:11So, if there is an extra shift,

05:13the resources are prioritized.

05:16And usually, in such situations,

05:18the LGU might not be able to help the family or patients

05:23because of the flood that happened.

05:26But the LGU is always there to help.

05:29And always in coordination with the overall national command center

05:33headed by the President.

05:34Okay.

05:35Earlier, you mentioned the wild diseases.

05:37You said it can even be wilder.

05:40That's correct.

05:41Wild, wilder, wildest.

05:44Okay.

05:44So, one of them, L, is leptospirosis.

05:47Okay.

05:48So, now, we saw the floods.

05:51Who do you want to warn and tell?

05:53Who are the at-risk now for diseases like leptospirosis?

05:58Yes, Nina.

05:59It's quick to remember that leptospirosis

06:02comes from bacteria that leptospire from the urethra

06:06that are in the flood water.

06:08What we said is,

06:10let's tell the flood water,

06:11to the patients,

06:13to get the water from the inudoro.

06:14So, if we swim,

06:16and we can see that from the risk communication,

06:19we say not to swim

06:22or if you can avoid it,

06:24avoid the flood first.

06:25Our countrymen are listening and we're not blaming them.

06:28But we can see that,

06:30repeatedly, over many areas,

06:32swimming pools are being built.

06:34Inudoro is not just a swimming pool

06:36of flood water

06:37because it has a stream.

06:40Okay.

06:40You said it's a leptospirosis resort.

06:43That's the term of Secretary Herbosa.

06:46Yes.

06:47The leptospirosis resort is said

06:48because there are people who are saved,

06:50and there are people who are back-flipping.

06:52We said,

06:53it's like you're trying to avoid it.

06:54You really want to get dialysis.

06:56You really want to get ICU.

06:57So, let's not make such a resort

07:00because we will be your last resort,

07:02the DOH.

07:03So, don't go to the leptospirosis resort

07:06because we will also be your last resort.

07:09Sorry,

07:10just the symptoms,

07:11before we go to your question, Asek Dale.

07:13Symptoms of leptospirosis

07:15for our countrymen

07:16because sometimes like this,

07:17it needs to be repeated.

07:19Yes.

07:20It's important to remember

07:21our symptoms of leptospirosis

07:23that their eyes turn yellow,

07:26the teeth change color,

07:27it becomes gray,

07:29the dirt can be gray or white,

07:32it has pain,

07:33the body can get hard and there's a rash.

07:36Nina, Asek Dale,

07:37the symptoms are important here.

07:39It can take a while,

07:40from 2 to 14

07:42or the others can reach 30

07:44from 2 to 14 days,

07:46some even 30 days

07:48before our symptoms are seen.

07:50So, don't be like,

07:51I remember those who swim

07:52in the leptospirosis resort,

07:54maybe after that resort,

07:56it will really be leptospirosis.

07:59Yes, yesterday,

07:59there were a lot of videos

08:01the other day

08:02of people swimming

08:03even in the tunnels.

08:06But Dr. Albert,

08:08because of the flood,

08:09there's a hotline for teleconsult

08:13that the DOH launched

08:15for leptospirosis.

08:17Can you tell us more about that?

08:18Yes, we have a nationwide hotline,

08:21this is landline 1555,

08:24again, 1555.

08:26There are prompts,

08:28if I'm not mistaken,

08:29it's press number 2,

08:30that's like a teleprompt

08:31that will go to you

08:33in a teleconsultation.

08:35This is available

08:36from 8 in the morning

08:37until 5 o'clock at night.

08:39What's important here,

08:40when we talk about antibiotics,

08:42by the way, Asek Dale and Nina,

08:44we don't have a problem

08:45with antibiotics

08:46against leptospirosis.

08:48We don't want to say the name,

08:49but we know

08:50that it's spreading on social media.

08:52We have 1 million capsules

08:54of that antibiotic

08:55that was released yesterday

08:57that were picked up

08:58all regions nationwide.

09:00And this is not counting

09:01what is available

09:02in the private sector.

09:03So, to the boutiques,

09:04to the businessmen

09:05who are planning to raise prices,

09:07we are watching you,

09:08even DTI,

09:09because there are a lot of supplies.

09:12Okay, so we should not be

09:14thinking of raising prices.

09:17So, can our countrymen go,

09:19let's say, to public hospitals?

09:21So, it's readily available?

09:22Yes.

09:23Once you're vaccinated,

09:24is it automatic that you have to take this?

09:26I won't mention the brand,

09:28but this prophylaxis?

09:30Yes.

09:31That antibiotic,

09:32that's why consultations are important.

09:34First of all,

09:35let's say there are contraindications.

09:37Who should not be given

09:39that antibiotic?

09:40The pregnant women,

09:41children below 12 years old,

09:43and there are other medicines.

09:45So, it's important

09:46that there is a doctor

09:47or medical worker

09:48who can talk to you.

09:49Even telemedicine can be used.

09:51That's why 1,555 is being used now.

09:54And then, number two,

09:55not all people who have been infected

09:57need this.

09:58Although, we need to check,

10:00don't say,

10:01the DOH said,

10:02not all,

10:03I won't be allowed to check up.

10:04Ask for a check-up.

10:06There are three risk levels.

10:08Low risk,

10:08medium risk,

10:09high risk.

10:10The low risk

10:11does not mean zero.

10:13It's just low risk

10:14if there is no visible wound

10:16that is bleeding from the skin.

10:17If it's medium risk,

10:18it includes the rescuers

10:20because you have been exposed for a long time.

10:21There may be a wound

10:22or there may be an anthelmintic

10:24that went to the eyes,

10:25nose, and mouth.

10:26The high risk,

10:27if the area has been flooded

10:28for a long time,

10:30we have places like that,

10:32the dosing of that antibiotic

10:33is different.

10:35Okay.

10:36And again,

10:37let us stress,

10:38aside from leptospirosis,

10:40you mentioned other diseases

10:42like the wild,

10:43let's say dengue.

10:44Is dengue still a hot topic?

10:45A lot of people still get dengue.

10:47Yes.

10:48Dengue is a hot topic

10:49because it's water.

10:50That's why the wild,

10:51all of those are

10:52rainy season diseases.

10:54Dengue,

10:55our counts that we updated,

10:57so far,

10:58we are entering

10:59around the same number

11:00from last year.

11:01But we are still updating the numbers

11:03and we haven't seen the latest

11:05because it just rained heavily.

11:07As for the waterborne diseases,

11:09as we also talked about the flood,

11:11it's not just leptospirosis,

11:12obviously,

11:13it's caused by the flood.

11:14A lot of microbes

11:15pass through the inidoro

11:16of the flood.

11:17So, let's not swim.

11:19Think about it,

11:20the ones that are still squirming,

11:22pneumonia,

11:22acid nail,

11:23the ones that are splashing,

11:24splashing.

11:25It's not really...

11:26Are you going to do that

11:27in the bathroom?

11:28It's not, right?

11:29So, let's not do that

11:30because there are a lot of

11:31waterborne diseases.

11:32Influenza-like,

11:33Ubo,

11:34Sipon,

11:34because times are changing.

11:36Wear a face mask properly,

11:37not voluntary,

11:38mandatory.

11:39The discussion is properly.

11:41Okay.

11:42And wait,

11:42you're saying that there are microbes.

11:44Diarrhea is one of your enemies, right?

11:46So, what are the symptoms?

11:49Diarrhea can be deadly.

11:50You thought it's just a simple diarrhea.

11:52Yes, especially for our children

11:54and the elderly.

11:55If our diarrhea gets worse,

11:57we get dehydrated.

11:58It's just a simple tip.

12:00If you have doubts about drinking water,

12:01boil it for 2 minutes.

12:04If it boils,

12:05the water will boil

12:06for 2 minutes.

12:07Turn it off,

12:08leave it covered.

12:08When it's cold,

12:09you can drink it.

12:11That's the secret.

12:12And maybe,

12:14Asek Albert,

12:15a message and

12:16a reminder again

12:17to our fellow countrymen

12:19who are watching us right now.

12:21Thank you, Asek Dale.

12:22According to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.,

12:25the Department of Health

12:26and all local government units

12:28continue to provide

12:30health services,

12:32not just in evacuation centers.

12:34That's the additional.

12:35But continuously,

12:37all DOH hospitals,

12:38operational,

12:39all of our health workers,

12:41are on alert and ready to help.

12:44The DOH is here for you

12:46according to the orders

12:47of our beloved President.

12:48Okay, let's be careful, fellow countrymen.

12:50Thank you very much for your time.

12:53Assistant Secretary Dr. Albert Domingo,

12:56the spokesperson

12:57of the Department of Health.

12:59Thank you, Asek Dale.

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