BORACAY – The local government of Malay, Aklan is bent on curbing rabies in Boracay Island and making it a safer tourist destination.
As its first step, Mayor Ciceron Cawaling signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department of Health (DOH), Aklan State University (ASU), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Education (DepEd) and the Provincial Health Office.
The MOA emphasized the establishment of a five-year plan with components, namely enactment and implementation of local laws on animal control, organizing rabies control committees, campaign on responsible pet ownership, capability enhancement of animal and health workers, campaign on pet control measures and rabies surveillance system.
Records at the provincial health office disclosed three persons died of rabies last year while three deaths were also recorded in the province as of May 2007.
In the meantime, ASU president Dr. Benny Palma said they are just for accreditation from the Rabies Diagnostic Laboratory as part of the university’s’ planned improvement for its anti-rabies programs.
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is there a reliable source for this information. As interesting as it is, anything on blogspot cannot be considered reliable. Perhaps a news link or something?
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