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DOH-Mimaropa to boost reporting system for safety

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The Department of Health’s Region IV-B office is making health regulations and safety standards a priority among hotels, resorts and leisure parks in the region, through the creation of a consistent health reporting network and referral system. 

Speaking during the second Provincial Health Summit, DOH- MIMAROPA (Oriental/Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) Regional Director Eduardo C. Janairo  said these safety, hygiene and fire precaution standards will be implemented for the welfare of foreign and local tourists as well as the general public.

The standards will be established in coordination with hotel, resort and leisure establishment owners/managers, mayors, provincial/city health officers, the Regional Inter-Agency Committee on Health Members, the Department of Labor and Employment, Bureau of Quarantine, Department of Tourism, Philippine Port Authority and the Philippine Coast Guard.

The move will guarantee the prevention, entry and spread of new emerging diseases such as the Middle East Respiratory Corona Virus (Mers-CoV), Ebola, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Influenza a (H1N1) in their respective areas.

The system will  likewise provide immediate referral to health authorities once owners/managers have reported possible and suspected cases that may be staying in their hotels or resorts who may acquire infection following an exposure to a possible source prior to arrival to their establishments for vacation.

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Janairo also said they have the ‘Health in Tourism Program’ as the department’s response in aligning its mandate in the Regional Development Agenda.

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