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August 2013 | THE FAMILY CLINIC, INC. | (02)7312901 to 03

August MonthlyHealth Bulletin

NATIONAL LUNG MONTH

NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS AWARENESS

MONTH

HEALTH CELEBRATIONS

FOR THE MONTH OF

AUGUST

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National Lung Month

National Tuberculosis

Awareness Month

Lung Cancer Awareness

Month

Family Planning Month

National BreastfeedingAwareness Month

Sight-Seeing Month

National Lung Month aims to focus the

publics attention on the pulmonary system and

illnesses of the lungs and urge everyone to

contribute to a better and healthier environment sothat the chemical exchange that takes place in the

lungs and detoxifies the body is sustained.

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious respiratory condition caused by

Mycobacterium tubercle bacilli. The person infected with tuberculosis

may manifest the symptoms of cough, night sweats and afternoon low-

grade fever, body malaise and easy fatigueability. Here are some facts

about tuberculosis:

Each person with active TB can spread the disease to 10 otherFilipinos each year.

Eighty (80%) percent of Filipinos have latent TB (we alreadyhave the infection, but the TB is still in the inactive state).

TB can affect other organs of the body like our kidneys, spine,or brain. A bloody urine or a severe back pain may indicate

that the microorganism have spread to these organs already.


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National Tuberculosis

Facts about Tuberculosis

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TB is completed, the

following results for a repeat

chest X-ray may show:

30% reverts to normal 30% improve but will still

show a scar

30% will remain the same.IMPLICATION: Many Filipinos

cannot pass job tests for abroad

because of past or present TB

infection.

TB ranks 6t in the leadingcause of death where in 73

Filipinos are dying from the

disease every day.

The Philippines ranks #9worldwide for TB prevalence.

Treatment of TB may notchange your chest X-ray

results to normal. Studies

show that once treatment for

PREVENTION

OF TUBERCULOSIS

PROTECT YOUR FAMILIES AND

FRIENDS

Stay home. Don't go to workor school or sleep in a room

with other people during the

first few weeks of treatment

for active tuberculosis.

Ventilate the room.Tuberculosis germs spread

more easily in small closed

spaces where air doesn't

move. Open the windows and

use a fan to blow indoor air

outside.

Cover your mouth. Use atissue to cover your mouth

anytime you laugh, sneeze or

cough. Put the dirty tissue ina bag, seal it and throw it

away.

Wear a mask. Wearing asurgical mask when you're

around other people during

the first three weeks of

treatment may help lessen

the risk of transmission.

According to the Department of Health, there are 200,000 600,000 Filipinos who have Active

Tuberculosis.

According to the World Health organization (WHO) BCG vaccine against TBis not 100% effective. This vaccine is given to infants and young children.

But when the child becomes an adult, it somehow diminishes its protective

capacities. Not to mention the external environment and the immune

status of the person once he/she encounters a person with an active TB.

MDR-TB or XDR-TB? These are types of Tb infections that have developedresistant to anti-tuberculosis agents. The Multiple Drug Resistant-TB (MDR-

TB) does not respond to first line drugs like isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin.

While the extensively drug resistant-TB (XDR-TB) is resistant to the special

drugs developed for MDR-TB. This new super-bugs have arose because TB

patients did not adhere to their 6-months drug regimen. WHO has reported

that XDR-TB cases have been confirmed in 58 countries, including in the

Philippines.

Finish your entire course of medication

This is the most important step you can take to protect

yourself and others from tuberculosis. When you stop

treatment early or skip doses, TB bacteria have a chance to

develop mutations that allow them to survive the most potent

TB drugs. The resulting drug-resistant strains are much more

deadly and difficult to treat.


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LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

SIGHT-SAVING MONTH

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Smoking is still the number one cause of lung cancer. Health authorities

have predicted that in 10 to 15 years, there will be an epidemic of lung

cancer among the Filipinos.

According to the World Health Organization, tobacco is responsible for

71 percent of lung cancer deaths in the world. In the Philippines, abouthalf of all men are currently smoking. Filipino smokers on average puff

1,073 cigarette sticks annually, compared to those in the region who

only consume less than a thousand sticks.

The International Agency on Cancer Research classified second-hand

smoke as a carcinogen. This means that those who do not consume

tobacco but are exposed to smoking are equally at risk. Many women

develop cancer because they live with smokers.

Cigarette products contain 7,000 chemicals, with every cigarette stick

having 70 carcinogens or cancer-causing ingredients.

Proclamation No. 40 declaring the month of August every year asSight-Saving Month.

National Prevention of Blindness Program was created in order toaddress the problems of avoidable blindness in the Philippines through

provision of quality eye care.

Sight-Saving Month

Causes of Blindness:

In developed nations,the leading causes are

ocular complications

of diabetes, macular

degeneration and

traumatic injuries.

In Third Worldnations, principla

cuases include

infections, cataracts,

glaucoma, injury,

inability to obtain any

glasses, and Vit. A

August 2-6: Mother-BabyFriendly Initiative Week

August 6-12: NationalHospital Week

August 16-20: Asthma WeekAugust 19: National TB Day3rd Week: Brain Attack

Awareness Week


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FAMILY PLANNING MONTH

NATIONAL BREASTFEEDING AWARENESS

MONTH

A national mandated priority public health program (EO 119 and EO 102) to

attain the country's national health development: a health intervention

program and an important tool for the improvement of the health and

welfare of mothers, children and other members of the family. It also

provides information and services for the couples of reproductive age to plantheir family according to their beliefs and circumstances through legally and

medically acceptable family planning methods.

Studies have shown that babies benefit most from breastfeeding. The

Department of Health has started this campaign of practicing

breastfeeding in the hospitals through the Mother-Baby Friendly Hospital

Initiative, by encouraging mothers to continue breastfeeding up to 2

years old and not to use milk formulas (EO 51). Below is an infographic onhow babies benefit from mothers milk.

Responsible Parenthood and

Parenting

Respect for Life: Abortion is NOT

a Family Planning method.

Birth Spacing

Informed Choice


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