MANILA, Philippines—An official of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged the government to put more resources into sanitation to control communicable diseases.
“More resources should be placed on sanitation because sanitation changes the hygienic behavior of a person,” Dr. Soe Nyunt-U, WHO Philippine representative told INQUIRER.net.
“Improving the quality of service, paying close attention to food and water safety, building good and sanitary infrastructures, promoting hygienic lifestyles, all of that will help the Philippines contract communicable diseases,” he said.
“We have typhoid outbreaks, cholera, measles, AIDS [acquired immunodeficiency syndrome]. You know, these are diseases that are common in the Philippines. Communicable diseases are usually more common in developing countries, [such as] nations in the Asia-Pacific region,” Nyunt-U said.
“The recent Calamba typhoid outbreak is an example of a communicable disease that the Philippines should look into. Government should address [this and], if something needs to be repaired, repair,” he said, referring to an outbreak in early March that affected hundreds of people in Calamba City in Laguna that was reportedly caused by contaminated water.
He also said that no one is too young to be educated about health measures. “In health, [in] society, you have to be realistic. Children, teenagers, couples, need to know these safety measures to protect themselves from diseases.”
Nyunt-U also batted for the use of condoms to control the spread of AIDS and HIV (human immunodeficiency virus).
Asked about Pope Benedict XVI’s admonition against the use of condoms during a recent visit to Africa, Nyunt-U said: “That is the Catholic point of view. But from a health point of view, we are for 100 percent use of condoms, especially for the sex workers and their clients, or those who are engaging in the act with multiple partners.”
“It has been proven that the use of condoms, where there is a generalized epidemic, will decrease disease transmission. We have Bangkok, Cambodia, [where] statistics show that [the spread of the] disease decreased when use of condoms was promoted,” he said.–Erika Tapalla, INQUIRER.net
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September –
5 Sept – Intl Day of Charity
7 Sept – Intl Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
8 Sept – International Literacy Day
12 Sept – United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
15 Sept – International Day of Democracy
16 Sept – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
17 Sept – World Patient Safety Day
18 Sept – International Equal Pay Day
21 Sept – International Day of Peace
26 Sept – International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 Sept – World Tourism Day
28 Sept – International Day for Universal Access to Information
29 Sept – International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
30 Sept – World Maritime Day
Monthly Observances:
Health, Safety and Sanitation Month
National Clean-up Month
Civil Service Month
National Peace Consciousness Month
Social Security Month
Rule of Law Month
National Teachers’ Month (Sept 5-Oct 4)
Weekly Observances:
Sept 17 – 23:
World Clean and Green Week
Week 2: Education Week
Week 4: Medicine Week
Last Week: National Family Week
Daily Observances:
Third Saturday:
International Coastal Clean-up Day
Third Monday: World Health Day
Last Friday: National Maritime Day
Sept 8: National Literacy Day
Sept 15: Philippine Medicine Day
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