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June 6, 2023Steven LeFever getting help from around the world for Guam typhoon relief We sincerely ask for your support to a typhoon relief project for Guam, organized by Steven LeFever, a writer, actor and filmmaker originated in Guam and now based in Japan.   100% profits of your purchases thru the website of his design will be donated to Guam to help victims of typhoon Mawar, which directly hit and severely damaged the island of Guam.   Please check out pictures below for more info. Please do visit Steven’s website and offer your help: https://lefever.myspreadshop.com/   More info about the typhoon: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/01/perfect-storm-of-chaos-a-week-after-typhoon-mawar-most-of-guam-still-without-basic-services   Steven’s website provides worldwide shipping. That means you can help from every part of the world. Please do take action for this good cause.   We also want to share Steven’s Facebook post regarding this initiative as the following:   To my friends and family from Guam currently living overseas, and to my friends with whom their only connection to Guam is through me @lesteze // What began as LeFever family reunion t-shirt designs, is slowly turning into a purpose I hope to fulfill.   https://lefever.myspreadshop.com/   Starting off w 10 designs by my wife and son Chisato and Airi (and a photo I took of the Milo bubb ), I've curated them into 500+ various LeFever clothing items, and I plan for 100% of proceeds to go towards communities affected by supertyphoon Mawar, which recently devastated Guam and the neighboring islands. It's been over 20 years since the last supertyphoons Paka and Pongsona. I remember those nights, both experiences uniquely traumatic. And to follow; no power and water for weeks// with the only thing to look forward to, then and now, being the gorgeous stars. Clear ethereal nights that can ground and prepare human will to begin taking steps forward again. Though recovery will take months perhaps leading into years, perhaps allow this return to form be a chance to once again stop and smell the guasali. The tiny essences in life we once loved yet lost sight of along the way. Many lucky stars to count for what we still have. Health. Nature. Conversation. Connection. And support by thy fellow human.   If you are able to, and want to, you can help me give support through LeFever apparel, or donate direct via paypal - lefevergives@gmail.com   Thank you for reading, maybe sharing, and above all, for being both part of my life, and my life/// onelove   mangåffa = everything   /// http://www.hsvg.org/hot_462702.html Steven LeFever getting help from around the world for Guam typhoon relief 2023-06-06 2024-06-06
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September 20, 2019

Don’t Solely Rely on Insecticide & Repellent


By Edward Lu (The Director of Public Health Office for HSVG Mission)



Many Guam residents are actually looking for mosquito repellent this week. Obviously, the first locally acquired dengue fever case in the last 75 years detected last week, followed by the second one confirmed this Wednesday, is shaking the community.

The Public Health, the EPA and the mayor offices are doing the right things to institute many community-wide measures to avoid more cases. However, the public should be well informed that, according to the neighbor countries’ experience, eliminating breeding sites is the most effective way to prevent dengue. People in the community need to search for potential breeding sites, remove standing water in containers and garbage such as tires, and clean the containers, along with improving environmental and household sanitation.

Let’s take Taiwan as an example. The south part of the island state usually has dengue outbreak of different scales every summer. In addition to spraying insecticide done by local health authority and EPA, the mayor offices over there usually visit every household to remind residents to take action to eliminate mosquito breeding sites.

Senators could join the task force as well. It is exactly what Taiwan’s local senators are doing every summer. If residents need help clean the house or remove standing water during the period of dengue outbreak, a local senator’s team is usually there with their people. 

In addition, Taiwan CDC takes every dengue case seriously, no matter it is locally acquired or imported because increasing imported cases are one of the most important risk factors that could trigger a local outbreak especially when the neighbor countries has already shown an epidemic. In May, Taiwan CDC has warned there have been more cases of imported dengue this year, the most in the period for 10 years. The agency has been closely monitor mosquito density islandwide since then, so the dengue situation is being controlled pretty well in Taiwan so far this year.

Many Guam residents travel back and forth between Guam and the Philippines, where has reported over 600 death cases of dengue in August. Guam’s first case was detected with dengue virus type III, the same type of dengue virus causing outbreak in the Philippines. Therefore, it is highly likely that the number of imported cases have increased and, along with a higher mosquito density, it transmitted the virus in the community. Guam’s Public Health has to learn the lesson and start sharing information about the number of imported dengue cases and community’s mosquito density data for the public’s awareness to avoid the panic caused by breaking news of local cases.

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We sent this article to Guam Daily Post. It was published on the forum page on September 20, 2019.

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