The Department of Health spearheads its Monthly Kapihan at Secretary’s Cottage, BGHMC Compound, Baguio City, July 5, 2017 for the National Disaster Resilience Month with theme “4Ks Kamalayan sa Kahandaan, Katumbas ay Kaligtasan”. (L-R key officials) Dr. Therese Tolentino, Medical Specialist II Dept. Of Pediatrics Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center; Bella Basalong, nutrition officer, National Nutrition Council-CAR; Clark Dizon, Nurse V, DRRM-H Manager DOH-CAR; Geeny Anne I. Austria, Nurse V, Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit DOH CAR; Office of the Civil Defense-CAR Assistant Regional Director Jose Valera; Job David Manalang, Information Officer III, Commission on Population-CAR.
Iniulat ng Department of Health-Cordillera na tumaas ng 10 porsyento ang kaso ng Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease sa rehiyon. Ayon sa DOH-CAR, may 65 kaso ng HFMD ang naitala noong Week 1-21 o mula Enero hanggang Mayo ngayong taon kumpara sa parehong panahon noong 2016 na may 59 na naitala. Ngayong taon ay may 23 na naitala sa Benguet, 21 sa Kalinga, 16 sa Baguio City, 2 sa Apayao, 2 sa Ifugao at isang mula sa kalapit na lugar ng rehiyon. Karamihang tinamaan ng naturang sakit ang mga lalaki na may 40 na naitala.