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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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