Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines former president Dr. Mary Ann Bunyi made the appeal after a total of—-a 282% higher compared to the data during the same period last year.
She also called on the government to engage with communities and encourage people to clean their own surroundings to mitigate cholera infections. However, 258 cases were recorded from August 28 to September 4 alone, and most of which came from Eastern Visayas, Bicol Region, and Western Visayas. “Maraming komunidad na gumagamit pa rin ng balon bilang source ng tubig ng pag-inom nila, poso…at kahit ilog,” she said.