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Government

DOH, WHO, UNICEF LAUNCH ROUTINE VAXXING PROGRAM

In observation of World Immunization Week (WIW) this April 2023, the Department of Health (DOH), together with developmental partners United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO), launched Chikiting Ligtas 2023: Join the Big Catch Up, Magpabakuna para sa Healthy Pilipinas!, a nationwide supplemental immunization campaign, to vaccinate children against measles, rubella, and […]

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Politics

TARGET ZERO-DOSE CHILDREN FOR VAXXING, SAYS BINAY

Senator Nancy Binay called on the health department and local government units to come up with strategies and life-saving interventions to reduce the number of children who have not received any routine vaccine. According to Binay, targeting zero-dose children and improving the routine “patak” immunization coverage in barangay- and school-levels can be the critical step […]