The Philippine government urged Saturday the people in the evacuation centers in typhoon ravaged-areas to keep their temporary shelters clean to prevent the spread of diseases.
Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte, in an interview over a state-run radio station, said that the Department of Health (DOH) is also doing everything to ensure the health of 212,000 individuals who have been staying in 291 evacuation centers after they were displaced by Typhoon Bopha (local name Pablo).
"The Department of Health is doing what it can in the evacuation areas to make sure that disease doesn't spread. But we also need the cooperation of the evacuees themselves to keep their areas clean," she said.
