The City Health Office (CHO) said more barangays from the second and third congressional districts of Davao City have created their own Barangay Mosquito-Borne Viral Disease Task Force to help combat the increase of dengue cases in the city. Ms. Melodina Babante, head of CHO’s Tropical Diseases D
The City Health Office said more barangays from the second and third congressional districts of Davao City have created their own Barangay Mosquito-Borne Viral Disease Task Force to help combat the increase of dengue cases in the city.
The office continues to urge other barangays to take the initiative of creating their own task force. They also reached out to the Barangay Cultural Communities Affairs Division to help in urging the other barangays.
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