With Quezon City recently declaring increased outbreaks of pertussis, or whooping cough, Solmux Advance― Unilab Inc.’s (Unilab) upgraded version of the highly trusted Solmux cough medicine, has intensified its health awareness campaign by gathering the city’s health workers and community volunteers to educate them about different types of cough symptoms and their treatment.
Themed as “Huwag Palalain, Ubo ay Supilin”, over 300 City Health Workers (CHWs) and community volunteers participated and showed their support.
“We have been through a lot since the pandemic, and now there are new types of cough outbreaks such as pertussis. As frontliners, you will benefit the most with new learnings on how to treat cough and how to educate patients on which types of medicines to use for treatment.),” Solmux brand manager Leevan Fong said during the gathering.
The event aimed to empower and equip the CHWs from six districts in Quezon City and other participants with updated information to combat infectious diseases and cough symptoms effectively.
Quezon City Chief Health Care Operation Officer Dr. Dave Anthony Vergara said the activity, organized by Solmux Advance, was the perfect timing to engage their CHWs.
“Let’s use this as an opportunity to learn more information. While you are serving the communities, you won’t get sick and you will be able to teach others to treat cough symptoms and help the people who come to you,” Vergara said.
“Take care of yourselves while doing outreach response. Wear face masks, wash hands, eat healthy, exercise, take maintenance medicine, and do regular checkups. Don’t let cough untreated for 2 weeks and don’t self medicate,” Quezon City OIC city health officer Dr. Ramona Asuncion DG Abarquez said as she encouraged CHWs to stay healthy.
Several CHWs shared their experiences and learnings during the health awareness activity led by San Fernando City medical officer III Dr. Justine Danniela Arceo.
Arceo discussed the reasons why we cough and the different types of cough, including the recent pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak.
She shared the importance of taking the right type of medicine for different types of cough.
She said that while coughing is the body’s reflex to keep bacteria and foreign bodies away from our bodies, dry cough should be treated by taking expectorant medicine and productive cough (with phlegm) should be treated by taking antitussives or mucolytics like Solmux Advance.
“Make it a habit to consult a doctor, especially when the cough symptoms are more than two weeks or when the symptoms have worsened and joined by other symptoms like fever,” she said.
The lecture served as a reminder to still follow minimum public health standards like wearing of face masks, proper cough etiquette, and proper hand washing.
Solmux Advance also took the opportunity to introduce the new Solmux Advance Suspension, the variant that has been fortified with two times more Zinc, which enables faster recovery from productive cough.
Along with bringing Solmux Advance closer to communities, the brand will remain steadfast in its commitment to continue their efforts for better healthcare access and awareness through events that cultivate more informed and healthier communities. So the next time you look for Solmux, remember to ask for the upgraded Solmux Advance with Zinc!