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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) — A measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed at least 157 children, with more than 2,000 infections reported across the country, the government said on Tuesday. Cases have been growing rapidly in the southern African nation since authorities said the first infection was logged earlier this month, with reported deaths almost doubling in less than a week. “As of 15 August the cumulative figures across the country has risen to 2,056 cases […]
(Eagle News)—-The Department of Education is studying the Department of Health’s proposed “no-vaccination, no-enrollment policy” in public schools following the increase in measles cases in the country. “As much as there is a growing need to reinvigorate the campaign for the importance of vaccination, Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones emphasizes that the proposed policy must take into consideration the human rights of learners, especially their access to quality basic education,” the DepEd said. According to […]
(Eagle News) — Posibleng magdeklara na rin ng measles outbreak ang Department of Health (DOH) ang sa Region 2 kasunod ng paglobo sa 578 percent ng kaso ng tigdas sa nasabing rehiyon ngayong Pebrero. Ayon sa DOH, ang mga lalawigan ng Cagayan at Isabela ang higit na magiging apektado kung magpapatuloy sa pagdami ang mga pasyente na may kaso ng tigdas sa kabila ng isinagawang mass vaccination. Ang Region 2 ay binubuo ng mga lalawigan […]
(Eagle News) — Patuloy na tumataas ang naitatalang kaso ng tigdas sa Region 1 Medical Center. Ayon Dra. Maribel Pasaoa, Infectious Disease Specialist ng R1MC, mayroon nang bilang na 50 ang naitalang kaso at walo sa mga ito ang nasawi simula Enero hanggang Pebrero 15 sa nasabing pagamutan. Ayon sa R1MC, karamihan sa mga nasawi ay mga batang edad lima pababa at nasa malala nang kalagayan nang dalhin sa pagamutan. Karamihan sa nasawi ay dahil […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Feb. 15, urged parents to have their children vaccinated for measles. The President made the brief statement over PTV-4, amid a measles outbreak declared in some parts of the country, including Metro Manila, where the number of measles cases reached 196 from Jan. 1 to 19. “Mga kababayan, dumadami ang kaso ng tigdas at ang komplikasyon nito ay mamatay ka. Sa mga anak natin, bakuna lamang ang […]
(Eagle news) — Umabot na sa 4,300 ang naitalang kaso ng tigdas sa bansa. 70 sa mga ito ang kumpirmadong namatay. Sinabi ni Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo, batay ito sa latest report ng Department of Health. Aminado si Domingo na sa nakalipas na lima hanggang sampung taon ay hindi naaabot ng pamahalaan ang 90 percent target nito sa immunization program. Nasa 70–80 percent lamang umano nang target nilang bilang ng kabataan ang nababakunahan. https://youtu.be/DIsIST8wODA
(Eagle News)–Senator Risa Hontiveros called on Public Attorneys Office chief Persida Acosta to resign, following the measles outbreak in several parts of the country which some blamed on the hype made by the lawyer of the Dengvaxia controversy. “(Her) lies have slain children…. Her lies and hysterics contributed directly to the erosion of public trust in our vaccination programs. And because of this, 55 children have lost their lives to measles, and an outbreak now […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a “vigorous campaign to promote the complete immunization of children,” the Palace said on Thursday, Feb. 7. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the President gave the order during the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 6. Duterte’s order came on the day the Department of Health declared a measles outbreak in Metro Manila. A day later, the DOH expanded its declaration to other areas–Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central […]
(Eagle News) — Tinawag na “media blitz” ni Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) Chief Atty. Persida Rueda Acosta ang paninisi sa kaniya ng Department of Health (DOH) na kaya nagkaroon ng measles outbreak ay dahil sa pagsisiwalat niya na marami ang namatay sa dengue vaccine na Dengvaxia. Maging si DOH secretary Francisco Duque III ay tinukoy si Acosta kaya’t marami ang natakot na magpabakuna kontra tigdas. Giit ni Acosta, hindi siya ang dapat sisihin kundi ang […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health has expanded the areas covered by its measles outbreak declaration on Wednesday, Feb. 6. Apart from Metro Manila, the declaration now covers Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and Bicol Region. “We are expanding the outbreak (declaration) as cases have increased in the past weeks…,” Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said in a press conference on Thursday, Feb. 7. According to the DOH, from Jan. 1 to […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Wednesday, Feb. 6, declared an outbreak of measles in Metro Manila. In a television interview, Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo said it was Health Secretary Francisco Duque III who made the declaration this afternoon, after seeing the number of suspected cases in the National Capital Region. As of Feb. 2, Domingo said there were 861 suspected measles cases in the NCR, a number that was “quite high.” He […]
(Eagle News) – Pinag-iisipan na ng Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) ng Negros Oriental na magdeklara na ng measles outbreak sa buong lalawigan. Pitong lugar na sa Negros Oriental ang naunang nagdeklara ng measles outbreak, ngunit umakyat na ito sa walo. Nagsagawa rin ng tatlong araw na fieldwork ang pinuno ng IPHO na si Dr. Liland Estacion kung saan nakumpirma niyang mayroon pang karagdagang apat na kaso ng measles sa Dumaguete City. Mayroon ding isang […]
