IN AN effort to create a healthier locality, the local government of Argao led the first E-Cigarette or Vaping-Associated Lung Injury surveillance in Central Visayas, unveiling a significant number of young vapers and e-cigarette smokers in the town. In a Facebook post on May 24, 2024, the Department of Health Central Visayas Center for Health Development indicated that 20 percent of secondary students are vape users, and 40 percent use both vapes and traditional cigarettes.
Junjie Zuasula, an epidemiologist from the University of Cebu Medical Center, in the same post, praised the town for its pioneering effort in conducting the first Evali surveillance in Central Visayas. Evali According to the American Lung Association, the name Evali represents e-cigarette or vaping-related lung injury. Initially, it was referred to as Vapi, or vaping-associated pulmonary disease.
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