Benguet Provincial Health Office

26/09/2025

DENGUE CASES UPDATE | For the period September 14 - 20 (Morbidity Week 38), there were 30 dengue cases recorded in the province of Benguet which bring to a total of 1,564 from January 1 to September 20, 2025, 81% lower compared to the 8,032 cases monitored on the same period in CY2024.

Data from the Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit show that the municipality of Itogon still has the highest incidence with 428 recorded cases followed by the municipalities of La Trinidad and Tublay with 256 and 205, respectively.

The public is urged to be cautious and avoid mosquito bites specially this rainy season. Practice the 4S Strategy Kontra Dengue:

1. SEEK EARLY CONSULTATION: Consult your nearest healthcare center for proper medical treatment and advice when symptoms such as fever, headache, joint and muscle pains, diarrhea, loss of appetite, vomiting, and or rashes are observed or experienced.

2. SEARCH AND DESTROY MOSQUITO BREEDING SITES: Check your surroundings for stagnant waters and clean these areas to prevent mosquitoes to breed and multiply. Practice 4Ts: TAOB, TAKTAK, TUYO, TAKIP.

3. SELF-PROTECTION: This rainy season, wear long-sleeved clothing, and use insect sprays, insect repellants, mosquito nets, and window screens.

4. SUPPORT FOGGING/SPRAYING DURING OUTBREAKS

26/09/2025

𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲 | 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗹

To shed light on the importance of spreading awareness about contraceptives, this annual observance aims to empower individuals to make informed choices about their sexual and reproductive health.

As the 26th of September marks World Contraception Day, let us take a step forward to raise awareness on the significance of reproductive health education and access to contraception. This initiative serves as a vital reminder that caring for one's reproductive health helps in promoting improved health outcomes through ensuring that every pregnancy is planned.

Let us come together to support individuals' freedom and right to contraceptive access.

𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒎𝒂, 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆.

26/09/2025

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧. 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬, 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐢𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.
𝐀𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡’𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲, 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡. 💚 🌱🌍 ✨

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧. 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬, 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐢𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.

𝐀𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡’𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲, 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡. 💚 🌱🌍 ✨

24/09/2025

SABLAN HEALTHIER CARAVAN POSTPONED. Please be informed that the HEALTHIER Benguet Caravan originally scheduled in Sablan, Benguet on Friday, September 26, 2025 has been postponed until further notice in anticipation of the Tropical Storm Opong.

This decision was made in consideration of the safety and well-being of all participants and the community. A new schedule will be announced as soon as it is safe to proceed with the activities.

We sincerely appreciate your understanding and continued support.

24/09/2025

𝟭𝟱-𝟭𝟳 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 | 𝗣𝗛𝗢 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗕𝗡𝗦𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝘂 𝟯-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴

Geared towards empowering the Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) with necessary skills and knowledge, the Benguet Provincial Health Office conducted a three-day training at Marand Resort, La Union.

The Basic Course for Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) aims to equip the participants with skills and knowledge needed to deliver enhanced nutrition-related services in their respective barangays. The training centered on enhancing the BNSs' ability to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate local nutrition programs, which contribute to improving the nutritional status of individuals and families in Benguet communities.

The activity was participated in by BNSs from various municipalities of Benguet. Ms. Amelia L. Cayap, ND III, and Ms. Marilyn P. Mesa, ND II, of the Provincial Health Office (PHO), along with Ms. Jemely M. Bagni ND II, from the Provincial Department of Health Office (PDOHO), and Ms. Mary Flor Martin, ND I, served as resource speakers.

The training included lectures, group discussions, exercises, and role-playing to encourage active engagement among the participants. This initiative serves as an avenue to empower Benguet communities through providing improved nutrition-related services at the barangay level.

23/09/2025

IWASAN ANG INFLUENZA-LIKE ILLNESSES | Ngayong tag-ulan, samu't saring sakit ang puwedeng lumaganap tulad ng influenza. Alamin kung paano makakaiwas.

Maglinis, magmasid, at mag-ingat!

23/09/2025

ABANGAN NGAYONG OKTUBRE | Bakuna Eskwela 📢
Magpabakuna na laban sa HPV, Measles, Rubella, Tetanus at Dipterya. Libre sa mga pampublikong paaralan 𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿!

Ang mga bakuna ay ibinibigay sa mga sumusunod:
𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭&𝟳
✔Measles-Rubella (MR) laban sa Measles-Rubella
✔Tetanus-Diptheria (Td) laban sa Tetanus-Dipterya
𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟰 𝗻𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗲
✔Human Papillomavirus (HPV) laban sa HPV at Cervical Cancer

'𝑾𝒂𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒂𝒌𝒖𝒏𝒂 𝑬𝒔𝒌𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒂! 𝑳𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒌𝒖𝒏𝒂, 𝒊𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒂!

22/09/2025

Kindly save these phone numbers in case of emergency. Stay safe, kakailiyan!

Kindly save these phone numbers you may contact in case of emergency. Stay safe, kakailiyan!

19/09/2025

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐚 𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲! 💪

The Benguet PHO staff members dance along the beat of a healthy rhythm, maintaining their physical well-being in the workplace.

When the clock strikes 4 o'clock in the afternoon, an hour is dedicated to encourage everyone to participate in the fitness challenge, every Friday.

This initiative aims to promote the mental and physical health of the PHO personnel, serving as an avenue to engage themselves with fun activities as a breather.

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗲 𝗕𝗼 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁.

19/09/2025

❗️𝟒𝟎% 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐋𝐙𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑’𝐒 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐁𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐃 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍❗️

𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝟒𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐥𝐳𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡:

✅ 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞
✅ 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐭
✅ 𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝
✅ 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬
✅ 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬:
https://bit.ly/MAP-MHAccessSites

❗️𝟒𝟎% 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐋𝐙𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑’𝐒 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐁𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐃 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍❗️

𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝟒𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐥𝐳𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡:

✅ 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞
✅ 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐭
✅ 𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝
✅ 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬
✅ 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬:
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18/09/2025

𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 | ALAMIN ANG IBA'T IBANG KANSER SA DUGO

Ang kanser sa dugo (blood cancer) ay isang uri ng kanser na nakaaapekto sa paggawa at pag-andar ng mga selula ng dugo. Karaniwan itong nagsisimula sa bone marrow kung saan ginagawa ang mga selula ng dugo.

Tatlong pangunahing uri ng kanser sa dugo:
𝗟𝗲𝘂𝗸𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗮 – Lubhang pagdami ng mga abnormal na white blood cell, na nakaaapekto sa paggawa ng normal na dugo.
𝗟𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮 – Pagdami ng mga abnormal na lymphocyte (isang uri ng white blood cell) na karaniwang nasa mga kulani o sa ibang parte ng katawan.
𝗠𝘆𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮 – Pagiging abnormal ng mga plasma cell, na gumagawa ng antibodies na panlaban sa impeksyon.

Ngayong Blood Cancer Awareness Month, tayo ay magkaisa sa pagpapalaganap ng kaalaman upang ang bawat isa ay magkaroon ng tamang impormasyon, sapat na pag-unawa, at maagap na pagkilos laban sa sakit na ito.