The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, March 21 said it has re-established and intensified its vaccination campaign to combat the increasing cases of measles and pertussis. Manila Bulletin file photo To level up the number of Filipinos having been immunized, DOH called for an “active...
Infectious disease expert Rontgene Solante expressed concern over the rise in measles cases in the country, which he attributed to the insufficient coverage of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination. Photo from Unsplash He noted that the MMR vaccination rate among children has been...
The Department of Health (DOH) saw a sharp increase in measles cases in the country this year. Based on the Epidemic-prone Disease Case Surveillance (EDCS) Weekly Report posted on its website, the DOH reported there were 1,179 measles cases recorded from Jan. 1 to Aug. 26 , 2023. ...
Immunization continues to be a challenge for the country, as the Department of Health (DOH) disclosed that in 2022, the target of fully vaccinating 95 percent of children was not attained reaching only 59.9 percent. MB file photo Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire defined a...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Health officials here have reported that parents refuse to have their children vaccinated against measles, rubella, and polio for various reasons. AN eligible child receives a vaccine during the kick-off ceremony of the Measles-Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has asked parents to have their children vaccinated against measles, rubella, and polio. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) In a video message, he called on parents to support the vaccine campaign of the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) has lauded local government units (LGUs) across Western Visayas region with high vaccination of children below five-years-old against measles and rubella (MR) as well as administration of oral polio vaccine. DOH-6 Director Adriano Suba-an (left)...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) noted a 100 percent increase in measles-rubella cases in the region. Dr. Joanne Antonette Albito, Medical Officer 3 of the DOH-7 Family Health Section, said that 67 cases have been recorded in Cebu province from January to April this...
More than two million children have been vaccinated against measles and rubella, while 800,000 kids received the oral polio vaccine amid the ongoing supplemental immunization campaign of the government, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, May 9. As of May 7, there were 2.3 million...
ILOILO CITY – More than 100,000 newborns and children below five years of age across Western Visayas region have been immunized against measles and polio in the first week of the massive nationwide immunization campaign. DOH-6 Director Adriano Suba-an (left) assists in administering the oral polio...
BUTUAN CITY – Twenty-nine children were inoculated against measles and polio during the launching of the Measles-Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity Campaign (MR-OPV-SIA) in Claver, Surigao del Norte on Wednesday, May 3. Top officials from the Department of Health...
Some 100 vaccination teams were fielded by the City Health Office for the Measles, Rubella, and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-OPV SIA) in Zamboanga City from May 1 to 31. A HEALTH worker administers the measles-rubella vaccine to a toddler during an immunization activity...
