Around 600 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were found to have boils or “pigsa” amid the severe heat also being endured in jail facilities, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said Sunday.
Around 600 persons deprived of liberty were found to have boils or “pigsa” amid the severe heat also being endured in jail facilities , the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology said Sunday.Interviewed on Super Radyo dzBB, BJMP spokesperson Jail Chief Inspector Jayrex Bustinera said they are primarily monitoring the skin diseases that develop and spread among PDLs during this seasonal hot weather, followed by hypertension and gastroenteritis.
Next was boils, heat rash, fungal infection, and conjunctivitis or pink eye.This is why he said that they encourage PDLs to take daily baths and to drink plenty of water. Visitors of PDLs are also only allowed to bring cooked food to avoid food spoilage.All 482 BJMP facilities have nurses that are on duty 24/7, he added.“Meron tayong sapat na gamot para diyan. Meron na rin po tayong budget para sa mga PDLs pagdating sa gamot kaya lang, hindi ito ganoon karami.
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