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WHO, Unicef warn of measles outbreak next year

Two United Nations agencies have warned of a possible measles outbreak in the Philippines next year on the back of low routine immunization rates,...

Protecting children’s lives through vaccines

When the five-month-old son of Marissa Santos had recovered from measles, more commonly known as “tigdas,” Santos thought that that would be her son’s...

DOH extends measles vaccination drive to March 7

With the Department of Health continuing to provide services and health programs to address the other health concerns of the nation outside the COVID-19...

Capital vaccinates 94% of kids for measles in record time

Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has expressed his pride and gratitude after the city of Manila took the lead in the National Capital...

Anti-polio jab

A nurse of the Philippine Red Cross prepares to administer polio and measles vaccinations to children at the mobile clinic in R10, Barangay NorthBay...

Free measle jab

A health worker inoculates a child with a measles vaccine as part of the government’s free vaccination program in Barangay Bagong Nayon 1 Cogeo,...

Vaccination

A child reacts in pain to a jab during the nationwide Department of Health ‘Chikiting Ligtas’ vaccination program against rubella, polio, and measles inside...

US gives P24M to launch plan on immunization

The United States has donated P24 million to bankroll the launching of the Philippines’ national immunization program against measles, rubella and polio. In a statement...

Parents urged: Vaccinate kids

The Department of Health on Wednesday urged parents to have their children vaccinated against measles, polio and rubella to prevent an outbreak next year. The...

Nationwide vaccination underway

The Department of Health  is encouraging the public to prioritize immunization from vaccine-preventable diseases through its upcoming Measles, Rubella and Oral Poliomyelitis Vaccine campaign...

Pediatric society urges anti-measles vaccination

A pediatrician on Thursday urged parents to have their children vaccinated against measles as the Department of Health (DOH) warned that another outbreak might...

Polio immunization starts Oct. 26–DOH

The Department of Health supported by World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund will conduct the nationwide measles and polio supplemental immunization...

Samoa measles death toll hits 70

APIA, Samoa"•A devastating measles outbreak continued to spread in Samoa, data released Monday showed, as the death toll from the epidemic climbed to 70,...

Samoa shuts in fight against measles crisis

WELLINGTON"•Samoa entered a two-day lockdown Thursday to carry out an unprecedented mass vaccination drive aimed at containing a devastating measles epidemic that has killed...
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