{"id":235944,"date":"2019-10-27T21:20:03","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T01:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=235944"},"modified":"2019-10-27T21:20:03","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T01:20:03","slug":"taguig-tops-anti-polio-campaign-in-ncr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/10\/27\/taguig-tops-anti-polio-campaign-in-ncr\/","title":{"rendered":"Taguig tops anti-polio campaign in NCR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"1\" defer=\"1\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v4.0\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/i-love-taguig\/taguig-tops-anti-polio-campaign-conducts-free-supplemental-oral-polio-vaccinatio\/2886782764687528\/\" data-width=\"750\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/i-love-taguig\/taguig-tops-anti-polio-campaign-conducts-free-supplemental-oral-polio-vaccinatio\/2886782764687528\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/taguigcity\/\">I Love Taguig<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/i-love-taguig\/taguig-tops-anti-polio-campaign-conducts-free-supplemental-oral-polio-vaccinatio\/2886782764687528\/\">Saturday, October 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; Taguig City ranked first among the local government units in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the implementation of the Department of Health\u2019s (DOH) \u201cSabayang Patak Kontra Polio\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Taguig received a rating of 102 percent, snatching the highest score among the cities and municipality of NCR as it successfully vaccinated a total number of 96,866 children.<\/p>\n<p>The teams from DOH and the World Health Organization validated the results after conducting Rapid Coverage Assessment.<\/p>\n<p>Following announcements of a polio outbreak in the country last Sept. 19, Taguig amplified its campaign against the disease by administering vaccinations in barangay health centers and conducting house-to-house visits.<\/p>\n<p>This aligned with DOH Memorandum No. 2019-0318 reiterating the conduct of the Synchronized Oral Polio Vaccination from Oct. 14 to 27 (first round of vaccination) and from Nov. 25 to Dec. 7 (second round) in Metro Manila.<\/p>\n<p>Under the program, children aged 0-59 months old should receive oral poliomyelitis vaccination to help them fight the virus that may lead to lifetime illness and even death.<\/p>\n<p>DOH Health Policy and Systems Development Undersecretary Mario Villaverde expressed his gratitude to Taguig for its active participation in the anti-polio vaccination program.<\/p>\n<p>Taguig City&#8217;s National Immunization Program Coordinator, Dr. Jennifer Lou Lorico-De Guzman, on the other hand, commended the barangay health workers (BHW) and the city health personnel for the successful implementation of the program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot just doctors, our BHWs also voluntarily work on the weekends just to make sure that we reach our target every day,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She also cited the collaborative effort among medical practitioners from private hospitals such as St. Luke\u2019s Medical Center-Global City, Medical Center Taguig and Cruz-Rabe Hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted by I Love Taguig on&nbsp;Saturday, October 26, 2019 MANILA\u00a0&#8212; 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