{"id":164510,"date":"2018-05-22T03:00:35","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T07:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=164510"},"modified":"2018-05-22T03:00:35","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T07:00:35","slug":"house-panel-okays-p1-16-b-supplemental-budget-for-dengvaxia-vaccinees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/05\/22\/house-panel-okays-p1-16-b-supplemental-budget-for-dengvaxia-vaccinees\/","title":{"rendered":"House panel okays P1.16-B supplemental budget for Dengvaxia vaccinees"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_135592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-135592\" style=\"width: 531px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dengvaxia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135592\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dengvaxia.jpg\" alt=\"The supplemental budget would be sourced from the PHP1.16 billion refund given to the Philippine government by Dengvaxia manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur earlier this year.(Photo: MIMS)\" width=\"531\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dengvaxia.jpg 531w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dengvaxia-281x300.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-135592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The supplemental budget would be sourced from the PHP1.16 billion refund given to the Philippine government by Dengvaxia manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur earlier this year.(Photo: MIMS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; The House of Representatives&#8217; committee on appropriations on Tuesday approved the proposed PHP1.161-billion supplemental budget for Dengvaxia vaccinees.<\/p>\n<p>The supplemental budget, based on the proposal submitted by the Department of Health (DOH), shall fund the following programs or activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PHP945.82 million for the Medical Assistance Program, which includes assistance for admitted patients in hospitals and for outpatients;<\/li>\n<li>PHP78.29 million for the assessment and monitoring of Dengvaxia vaccinees;<\/li>\n<li>PHP70 million for the supplies and medicine;<\/li>\n<li>PHP67.59 million for human resource deployment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>House appropriations committee chairman Karlo Nograles assured that the special budget would also cover all other illnesses unrelated to dengue that may develop in children who were vaccinated with Dengvaxia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t care if it is clinically related to Dengvaxia or what\u00a0<em>basta\u00a0<\/em>any illness<em>\u00a0kung itong naturukan ng\u00a0<\/em>Dengvaxia<em>\u00a0na bata ay nagkasakit kahit ano mang sakit yan&#8230; tutulungan natin (<\/em>We will help anyone that got vaccinated with Dengvaxia and got sick)<em>,<\/em>&#8221; Nograles said.<\/p>\n<p>The supplemental budget would be sourced from the PHP1.16 billion refund given to the Philippine government by Dengvaxia manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The original proposal of PHP270 million for the distribution of medical kits to Dengvaxia vaccinees was already removed from the approved version.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; The House of Representatives&#8217; committee on appropriations on Tuesday approved the proposed PHP1.161-billion supplemental budget for Dengvaxia vaccinees. 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