Pledge of Commitment

The following is a copy of the Pledge of Commitment from the Ilocos Sur Laban Contra Sa Dengue Program, a Local Control and Surveillance on Dengue:

Pledge of Commitment

Whereas, Article II, Section 15 of the Philippine Constitution provides that "the state shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them";

Whereas, dengue is still prevalent in the province and data show an increasing number of case and deaths;

Whereas, in 2009, the province had a total of 415 cases with 11 deaths;

Whereas, current data (as of September 24, 2010) a total of 796 cases with 13 deaths has been recorded;

Whereas, there is an urgent need to undertake sustained preventive and control and measures to address the increase in dengue cases and its occurrence anytime of the year;

Whereas, there is an urgent need to reduce the number of mortalities from Dengue;

Whereas, this requires collaboration and concerned efforts among various national government agencies, local government units, non-government organizations, peoples organization, the academe, all sectors of society and community participation;

Now therefore, we commit to support and promote the Laban Contra Sa Dengue Program of the Provincial Government of Ilocos Sur through the following measures:

1. Education and Information campaign of various dengue prevention & control strategies advocated by the Department of Health

2. Take an active role in the provision of emergency blood component to dengue patients in need by organizing, recruiting voluntary blood donor within my organization/agency/institution

Signed this 30th day of September, 2010 at the Provincial Capitol, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur on the occasion of the Provincial Dengue Summit.