13 December 2005
Dagupan forms bird flu task force
A TASK force was created by Mayor Benjamin Lim to adopt an action plan for the prevention, control and containment of avian influenza which threatens to go pandemic.
Lim said he issued Executive Order No. 309 because of the serious warning on the outbreak of bird flu in the country, thus the need to prepare for such dreaded eventuality.
The task force has been specifically directed to adopt measures for:
*Prevention of the entry of the H5N1 strain of bird flu virus,
*Prevention of the spread of the virus from the bird to bird,
*Prevention of the spread from bird to humans,
*Management of cases,
*Slowing of spread of the virus from human to human,
*Management of explosive situations,
*Management of public anxiety, and;
*Mitigating the socio-economic impact of avian and pandemic influenza.
Named chairman of the Task Force is City Health Officer Leonard Carbonell with Dr. Jesus Canto, chief of the Region I Medical Center as co-chairman.
Other members of the task force are Councilor Librada Reyna, City Veterinarian Fernando Banchiran , City Agriculture Officer Emma Molina, Dr. Gregoria Villaflor, President of the Pangsinan Medical Society; Dr. Jose Soriano, Provincial Health Officer of the Department of Health in Pangasinan;
Dr. Felipe Rodriguez, director of the Pangasinan Medical Center; Dagupan City Lions Club president Carmelita Duque, Liga ng mga Barangay president Eric Munoz, City Schools Division Officer-in-Charge Aurora Domingo; Public Order and Safety Office Chief Robert Mejia, City Information Officer Orpheus Velasco and Julie Perez, president of the Malimgas Aliguas Dagupan Vendors Ferderation.
Lim said he issued Executive Order No. 309 because of the serious warning on the outbreak of bird flu in the country, thus the need to prepare for such dreaded eventuality.
The task force has been specifically directed to adopt measures for:
*Prevention of the entry of the H5N1 strain of bird flu virus,
*Prevention of the spread of the virus from the bird to bird,
*Prevention of the spread from bird to humans,
*Management of cases,
*Slowing of spread of the virus from human to human,
*Management of explosive situations,
*Management of public anxiety, and;
*Mitigating the socio-economic impact of avian and pandemic influenza.
Named chairman of the Task Force is City Health Officer Leonard Carbonell with Dr. Jesus Canto, chief of the Region I Medical Center as co-chairman.
Other members of the task force are Councilor Librada Reyna, City Veterinarian Fernando Banchiran , City Agriculture Officer Emma Molina, Dr. Gregoria Villaflor, President of the Pangsinan Medical Society; Dr. Jose Soriano, Provincial Health Officer of the Department of Health in Pangasinan;
Dr. Felipe Rodriguez, director of the Pangasinan Medical Center; Dagupan City Lions Club president Carmelita Duque, Liga ng mga Barangay president Eric Munoz, City Schools Division Officer-in-Charge Aurora Domingo; Public Order and Safety Office Chief Robert Mejia, City Information Officer Orpheus Velasco and Julie Perez, president of the Malimgas Aliguas Dagupan Vendors Ferderation.
