Mosquito Control

“I have worked in this job for one month. I used to work at the airport, carrying luggage and after Yolanda, relief goods. The work is fine. I enjoy it, because I enjoy working with my co-workers, and I enjoy helping my mother and father. Our house was damaged during the typhoon, so the money I make is being used to fix our house. It will take 2-3 months to repair. It’s a pleasure being able to help my parents. I just want to say thank you to Oxfam.” said Jomtel Dolina (18) Fogging Machine Operator in Tacloban.

“It’s ok, I enjoy the work. I used to work in a kitchen roasting pigs. I earn more than before. I used to earn 150 PHP/day, but now I earn 700 PHP/day. The work I used to do was not regular. I know Oxfam help people here. Thank you, Oxfam.” siad Leo Olobia (49) Fogging Machine Operator.

“Oxfam gave us mosquito nets. After Yolanda, there were many mosquitoes here, but when they started clearing the roads there were fewer. Fogging is useful because it kills the mosquitoes. We didn’t have fogging in this area before Yolanda.  We worry about Dengue because it is deadly. We cover our water containers and use mosquito repellents during the night-time. During Yolanda, we hid in the toilet because the water was up to our necks. There was so much debris everywhere. Some of the debris was inside our house. We burnt some of it after the storm. We did not expect the storm would be this bad. We only expected heavy rain. We didn’t know about the storm surge. We would like to say thank you to all the donors. We thank god we survived.” said Rey Ann Corbin (26) and her daughter Eunice Angelic Delima (6) in Barangay 83-B, Tacloban

Rey Ann Corbin's house in Barangay 83-B, Tacloban is 'fogged' to eliminate mosquitoes. (Photo: Eleanor Farmer/Oxfam)

A fog machine operator works to eliminate mosquitoes in an area of Tacloban.(Photo: Eleanor Farmer/Oxfam)

Two families wait opposite their house in Tacloban as vector control teams eliminate mosquitoes. (Photo: Eleanor Farmer/Oxfam)

Oxfam worked with Department of Health (DOH) in Tacloban to mobilise communities and vector control teams to treat breeding grounds with chemicals and emergency fogging activities to kill adult mosquitoes, preventing dengue outbreak.(Photo: Eleanor Farmer/Oxfam)

Oxfam worked with Department of Health (DOH) in Tacloban to mobilise communities and vector control teams to treat breeding grounds with chemicals and emergency fogging activities to kill adult mosquitoes, preventing dengue outbreak.(Photo: Eleanor Farmer/Oxfam)

Oxfam worked with Department of Health (DOH) in Tacloban to mobilise communities and vector control teams to treat breeding grounds with chemicals and emergency fogging activities to kill adult mosquitoes, preventing dengue outbreak.(Photo: Eleanor Farmer/Oxfam)

Oxfam worked with Department of Health (DOH) in Tacloban to mobilise communities and vector control teams to treat breeding grounds with chemicals and emergency fogging activities to kill adult mosquitoes, preventing dengue outbreak.(Photo: Eleanor Farmer/Oxfam)