Dengue-stricken Cebu readies P2.3-M fund for mosquito nets

Health authorities in Central Visayas have set aside a P2.3-million fund to acquire mosquito nets to abate the spread of the killer disease dengue. Radio dzBB’s Cebu affiliate on Thursday reported that the Department of Health Central Visayas have readied the fund after a dengue outbreak was declared in six villages in Cebu City. Provincial officials have also steps to address the spread of the disease, which health authorities now consider a year-round threat. On Wednesday, health authorities in Central Visayas declared a dengue outbreak in six villages in Cebu City: