Davao City exceeds 85% polio vaccination target
Davao City has exceeded the 85 percent target for the whole Mindanao on oral polio vaccine by successfully vaccinating 102.65 percent coverage on children under 5-years-old.
Health groups challenge Duterte; say country is experiencing ‘health crisis’
After figuring in a motorcycle accident, President Rodrigo Duterte is being challenged by health workers and advocates to seek medical help in a government hospital.
Good sanitation pushed to combat polio in W. Visayas
To stop the recurrence of the polio virus, immunization coverage must be strengthened and coupled with good sanitation practices, according to the Department of Health – Region 6.
Massive anti-polio vaccination in Davao region slated on October 14
A health official said the DOH Region XI will do the massive vaccination anywhere they want. “We will do house to house, we also plan to have it in malls and even on bus terminals.”
Valenzuela City prepares for door-to-door vaccination vs. polio
The Valenzuela City government will launch next month a simultaneous door-to-door vaccination campaign to help fight polio.