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Sherrie Ann Torres

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171204030066720240402-baseco-heat-index-JC-3767.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Students try to shield themselves from the heat of the noonday sun at President Corazon Aquino High School in the Baseco community in Tondo, Manila, on April 2, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Students try to shield themselves from the heat of the noonday sun at President Corazon Aquino High School in the Baseco community in Tondo, Manila, on April 2, 2024. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa on Tuesday said school adjustments due to scorching weather should be a &quot;case-to-case basis&quot; and not only limited to disruption of face-to-face classes. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/1/vp-duterte-schools-can-implement-blended-learning-amid-hot-weather-2057">VP Duterte: Schools can implement blended learning amid hot weather</a></div><p>According to Herbosa, this is because other schools are either well-ventilated or have air conditioning units that can aid students and teachers.</p><p>“Basta nasa shaded area ka at may electric fan, cool and learning can happen. So, case-to-case basis yan... Sa health-wise puwede namang mag-adapt even with the schedules. We can adopt,” Herbosa said.</p><p>Herbosa said adapting could mean requiring children to just wear light-colored clothes instead of their uniform, among others.</p><p>“Ang adjustments would have to be individualized kasi iba-iba... Basta ang importante, ang advice namin sa Department of Health, hydrate. Very important to hydrate, mag-sunblock, to staying out of the sun for a long period of time. Ang recommendation ko yung mga activities outdoor, yung pinapatayo yung mga bata sa init... very important you just prevent those activities,” the Health chief pointed out.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/2/more-areas-suspend-in-person-classes-due-to-hot-weather-948">More areas suspend in-person classes due to hot weather</a> </div><p>Children must be out of the sun from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the peak of the scorching weather, he said.</p><div><strong>HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QJHnGKye0F8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div><p>Herbosa also urged the public to protect themselves against health threats brought by too much exposure to the sun.</p><p>“Madaling mapapagod. Pagkatapos noon magkakaroon ng heat fatigue, pagkatapos magkakaroon ng heat stroke... yung hinimatay, yung nag-collapse sa init. So, yun yung heat stroke, madadala na kayo sa emergency room,” Herbosa said.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/2/better-classroom-ventilation-sought-as-heat-forces-class-suspensions-1214">Better classroom ventilation sought as scorching heat forces class suspensions</a></div><p>“Kailangan pag nag-umpisa pa lang yung pakiramdam na thirst, mag-hydrate na. Pag nakaramdam ng heat exhaustion, &#x27;yung parang pagod na pagod at lanta na yung katawan mo... mag-cool off na kayo. You better go to a cooler place.. magpunta sa shade na may puno, or sa air conditioned room. And eventually, maligo,” he added.</p><p>Herbosa also gave a strong reminder to people with health issues to be extra careful during this period.</p><p>“Yan ang tinatawag naming high risk. Kung ikaw may hypertension, pupunta ka sa init ng araw, baka magkaroon ka ng heart attack or stroke. So, hindi lang heat stroke, totoong stroke. So, ganun din ang mga may sakit sa puso at iba pang karamdaman. Everytime you have an illnesses, whether it’s kidney failure, cancer, mahirap ma-expose sa extremes ng weather. So very important to protect yourself,” Herbosa said.</p><p>Food-related illnesses like loose bowel movement (LBM) or other water-borne diseases also frequently strike during hot months.</p><p>“Mag-ingat sa mga pagkaing nire-reheat lang. Kasi tatamaan ka ng gastro-intestinal diseases nun,” Herbosa said.</p><p>Dermal anthrax, meantime, is commonly seen in farmers because they are frequently exposed to the excrement  of carabaos. But this kind of anthrax is not fatal, he said.</p><div><strong>PERTUSSIS, MEASLES THREAT AND VACCINATION</strong></div><p>As to emergence of pertussis, which can only affect children below 5 years old, Herbosa expressed his confidence that this health issue is already dwindling given the availability of vaccines in health centers and other health facilities.</p><p>“Parang controlled na s&#x27;ya eh,” Herbosa said.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/2/doh-prioritizes-most-vulnerable-for-pertussis-vaccine-1127">DOH prioritizes &#x27;most vulnerable&#x27; for pertussis vaccine</a></div><p>What parents need to do is to bring their children to these health facilities so they can be vaccinated for free.</p><p>Herbosa, however, reminded the public that only children who have no fever, cough or colds can receive the vaccine, and those who are sick must recover first before they could be vaccinated.</p><p>Meanwhile, the DOH is closely monitoring the vaccination program in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) due to measles outbreak because of the low vaccine turnout.</p><p>“Yung datos namin, 73 percent ng nagkaka-measles, nao-ospital. So, yung gastos mo sa pagpapa-ospital, at yung posibilidad na mamatay. These are vaccine-preventable diseases,” Herbosa said.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6PWwtKSSf8Q?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa on Tuesday said school adjustments due to scorching weather should be a "case-to-case basis" and not only limited to disruption of face-to-face classes.</p>

Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa on Tuesday said school adjustments due to scorching weather should be a "case-to-case basis" and not only limited to disruption of face-to-face classes.

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​Health chief says school adjustments due to hot weather should be 'case-to-case' basis

Sherrie Ann Torres,

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Published April 02, 2024 02:48 PM PHT

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Health chief says school adjustments due to hot weather should be 'case-to-case' basis

Health chief says school adjustments due to hot weather should be 'case-to-case' basis