Valuation of socio-economic and health impacts of typhoid outbreak in Calamba City, Laguna Province

Issue Date

12-2008

Abstract

The incidence of typhoid fever outbreak in Calamba City which peaked in the months of February-May 2008 entailed direct and indirect socio-economic and health impact costs estimated at about PhP 29,568,018,00. It affected different sectors of the city regardless of socio-economic groups and was found to be costlier as two or more members in a family could be sick whose duration of infection and recovery is found to be relatively long. Majority of the typhoid patients have identified water as the main cause resulting to a clear shift of their water usage from public water utility connections to other drinking and domestic water sources such as deep well and bottled mineral water. This underscores the need for improved water governance that will implement a regular water quality monitoring system to ensure safety and prevent avoidable costs.

Source or Periodical Title

Journal of Environmental Science and Management

ISSN

0119-1144

Volume

11

Issue

2

Page

79-90

Document Type

Article

Frequency

semi-annually

Physical Description

tables, map, graphs, charts

Language

English

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