{"id":166458,"date":"2018-06-06T23:33:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T03:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=166458"},"modified":"2018-06-06T23:33:49","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T03:33:49","slug":"doh-taps-technology-to-collect-non-communicable-diseases-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/06\/06\/doh-taps-technology-to-collect-non-communicable-diseases-data\/","title":{"rendered":"DOH taps technology to collect non-communicable diseases data"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Results of the survey will be used to help the DOH measure and come up with its strategies, and develop policies to address the NCD problems,” Duque said. (Photo: Department of Health (Philippines)\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0–The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said that it will engage at least 3,000 cellphone users in the country as respondents in a mobile phone survey focusing on non-communicable diseases (NCDs).<\/p>\n

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the questions will center more about the habits related to NCDs.<\/p>\n

“Results of the survey will be used to help the DOH measure and come up with its strategies, and develop policies to address the NCD problems,” Duque said.<\/p>\n

He said that the mobile phone survey project, which the department targets to finish in one month, will randomly pick participants’ number through computer-generated procedure.<\/p>\n

In using mobile technology as a tool to evaluate the NCDs in the country, Duque appealed to the public to give honest answers on the queries.<\/p>\n

“I appeal to the public who may receive a text or a link to a website for the NCD Survey to take the time to seriously participate in this survey and give their best and honest replies,” he said.<\/p>\n

He also assured that identities and personal information of the respondents will not be disclosed or will remain confidential.<\/p>\n

Some of the questions, which the respondents may choose to answer in Filipino or English, will be about person\u2019s tobacco and alcohol use, diet, blood pressure, diabetes, and demographics.<\/p>\n

The answers of respondents can be sent via SMS or text, which is free for all mobile phone subscribers; or via mobile web, where a link to the website will be sent to subscribers but free only for Smart and Sun subscribers.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile for Globe subscribers, the agency recommended them to connect first to a wifi to complete the survey to avoid data charges.<\/p>\n

According to the World Health Organization-Western Pacific Regional Office, a significant proportion of Filipino adults continue to be exposed to NCDs due to risks of tobacco and alcohol use, unhealthy diets, and physical inactivity.<\/p>\n

“This in turn, make millions of Filipinos vulnerable to develop NCDs in the future,” WHO Country Representative Dr. Gundo Weiler told a previous press briefing about the ill-effects of tobacco use.<\/p>\n

In the Philippines, NCDs are listed as among the top cause of deaths.<\/p>\n

Ischemic heart diseases or the “hardening of the arteries” continue to be the leading cause of death in the Philippines with more than 74,000 cases recorded in 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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