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 ==[[Quirino News]]==
-'''European Commission provides assistance to typhoon affected schools, barangays'''
+'''Quirino veterinary office intensifies anti-rabies campaign'''
-*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=451331708620
+*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R02&article=451332125806
-*Wednesday 14th of March 2012
+*Monday 19th of March 2012
 :by  Thelma C. Bicarme
-CABARROGUIS, Quirino, March 14 (PIA) -- Around 15 elementary and integrated schools and 13 barangays of Maddela and Nagtipunan who were affected by typhoons Pedring and Quiel last year, received assistance such as Health/WASH and disaster risk reduction trainings from the European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) office of the European Union, the world's biggest donor of humanitarian aid, through the assistance of the German and Spanish Red Cross.
+CABARROGUIS, Quirino, March 19 (PIA) -- Provincial veterinarian Marcelino Delson Jr. said their office has launched a more aggressive campaign against rabies following the death of the first rabies victim in the province last month in Barangay Villamor here.
-Kathleen Joy R. Gañgan of the Philippine Red Cross Quirino Chapter said the beneficiaries are Balluigi Elementary School, Balluigi High School, Diduyon ES, Dipintin HS, Sto. Tomas ES, San Salvador ES, Villa Hermosa Norte ES, Mariano Gadingan ES, Sta Maria ES and Maddela South Central School of Maddela; Dipantan ES, Sangbay Integrated School, Disimungal IS, Scala IS, Asaclat IS and Landingan IS in Nagtipunan.
+Delson said in the reports of the provincial veterinary office during the past years, there were some dog bites victims but no death was recorded.
-Gañgan stated that selected students of the said schools were given hygiene kits containing towel, bath soap, toothbrush and toothpaste as well as information and education materials on hygiene.
+“This is the first fatality and as much as possible we do not want other people to be victimized by rabies that is why we are visiting all barangays to conduct mass vaccination of dogs and information and education on the prevention and control of rabies and responsible pet ownership,” Delson stressed.
-“Aside from the hygiene kits, some schools were also granted small-scale repair of health and sanitation facilities and water system. All these projects are being implemented by the Philippine Red Cross in six months, from November 30, 2011 to May 2012,” Gañgan said.
+Delson also said that in their visits in the barangays, they urged each dog owner to have his or her dog vaccinated against rabies and maintain a registration card which contain all vaccinations conducted on their dog for record purposes.
-Community health volunteers are also conducting participatory hygiene and sanitation (PHAST) or hygiene promotions on the safe use of water and sanitation facilities and on hand washing among the students.
+Delson also advised dog owners to be responsible by providing their pets with proper grooming, adequate food, and clean shelter and as much as possible they (pet owners) should not allow their dogs roam the streets without a leash.
-Gañgan assured that the project implementation will be strictly monitored by the PRC and the community health volunteers to ensure its sustainability.
+H lauded the barangay councils who have enacted local ordinances in support to the National Rabies Prevention Control Program and the regulation of treatment locally known as "tandok.”
-On disaster risk reduction, some officials and personnel of the barangay and school beneficiaries are given trainings and orientation on disaster risk reduction methodologies and tools, IEC materials and Red Cross 143 trainings.
+‘This is stipulated in the Anti-Rabies Act so we are urging all local government units to come with their own ordinances to ensure strict implementation of the law and to prevent more rabies victims in the future through strict enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act,” Delson further said.
-“Due to the short-term period of only 6 months, mainly for implementation during rainy season, the Spanish, German and Philippine Red Cross focused mainly on health and wash action lines and trainings but are also supporting long term recovery and rehabilitation components and activities,” Gangan explained.
+The office is also conducting other activities such as film showing and dog show to further strengthen the anti-rabies campaign. (TCB-PIA 2)
-She also said that provision of livelihood, shelter assistance, improvement of water sources, water system and latrines in the disaster-prone barangays are already included the long term plans for possible second phase of ECHO funding in 2012 to 2013. (TCB-PIA2)
 ==Photo Gallery of Quirino, Philippines==