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I.EAITING NEWSPAPEN
THE NATION'S
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Polio comeback more dangerous
A poliomyletis eomeback in the coun-
try may be far more perilous threat to
prrblic health compared to otler diseases,
thus, should be nipped in the bud as swiftly
as concerned agencies can, Bagong
Henerasyon Partylist Rep. Bernadette
Henera said yesterday
Herrera cur€nt govemor of the Ro-
tary lrternational (RD Dishict, aired this
observation as the Department of Health
(DOID and the RI organizations in the
counhy agre4 tojoin hands in addressing
the polio threat whose spectre is enough
to cause concern among health officials
and the Rotary organization.
The cooperation ofvarious local gov-
ernment units have also been guaranteed
by local chief executives.
, Herrera disclosed that Health Sec-
*P,{qtr-"e,
- Herrera
retary Ftancisco Duque will join leaders
of 10 RI districts in the country to launch
on Fliday the "End Polio Fbrever in the
Philippines" campaign
The house-to-house "polio patald' lac-
cination program will be conducted na-
tionwide, initially frrm October 1 to 14.
"But aside film the latal? campaign,
another signifrcant goal of tlle DOH-RI .
cqoperetion is to restore public confi-
dence in the antilolio drive and other
govemment vaccination pmgrams," said
Ilerrera, who ii in partnership with tlre
chairyerson of the Rotary International
End Polio Now campaign in thc Philip-
pines. ' .r.' - ' r'r
DOH records: disclosed that polio
vaccination for children below five years
old dropped 10 iess than 95 percent in
2018. which is low as far as vaccination
slandard againsl polio is concerned.