Abra stakeholders commit to advocate measles elimination
Posted on | Friday 25 March 2011 | No Comments
by Maritess B. Beñas
BANGUED, Abra, Saturday March 26 – Various stakeholders had come together at a forum in the Provincial Capitol social hall on March 23 to commit themselves in the advocacy to eliminate measles in the province.
The Abra Provincial Health Office headed by Dr. Godofredo L. Gasa in collaboration with the Department of Health-Center for Health Development, Abra field office headed by Agnes P. Casia, convened an advocacy meeting regarding Measles Rubella Supplemental Immunization Activity (MRSIA).
During the activity, various local and national agencies signed their pledge of commitment to promote the advocacy on the said program.
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DULG) committed to take charge of the conduct of information dissemination and distribution of flyers and streamers to the 303 barangays in the province.
The office of the vice governor assured the passage of a resolution for the executive order to support the program.
The Philippine National Police, on the other hand, will provide security during the motorcade which will serve as the kick-off activity on April 4 when the vaccination starts.
The media, both private and the government media, will provide full coverage in both print and broadcast, of all the activities relative to the program.
As an initial output, the Philippine Information Agency had already started drumbeating the Information Education Campaign during its weekly program, the Hot PIA Info Link.
Aside from the print releases, Interpersonal Education Campaign (IEC) will be carried out in partnership with the various women organizations in the province, since PIA chairs the Kalipunan ng Liping Pilipina (KALIPI) Provincial Federation in Abra and is conducting regular meetings with the municipal chapters throughout the province.
It can be noted that the health department had already conducted three successful nationwide campaigns since 1998. However, annual routine measles immunization coverage was sub-optimal with pockets of low coverage distributed all over the country that resulted to measles outbreaks that included Baguio City in 2010.
In Abra, there had been two laboratory-confirmed cases of measles in 2010. *(PIA CAR/ Abra)
BANGUED, Abra, Saturday March 26 – Various stakeholders had come together at a forum in the Provincial Capitol social hall on March 23 to commit themselves in the advocacy to eliminate measles in the province.
The Abra Provincial Health Office headed by Dr. Godofredo L. Gasa in collaboration with the Department of Health-Center for Health Development, Abra field office headed by Agnes P. Casia, convened an advocacy meeting regarding Measles Rubella Supplemental Immunization Activity (MRSIA).
During the activity, various local and national agencies signed their pledge of commitment to promote the advocacy on the said program.
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DULG) committed to take charge of the conduct of information dissemination and distribution of flyers and streamers to the 303 barangays in the province.
The office of the vice governor assured the passage of a resolution for the executive order to support the program.
The Philippine National Police, on the other hand, will provide security during the motorcade which will serve as the kick-off activity on April 4 when the vaccination starts.
The media, both private and the government media, will provide full coverage in both print and broadcast, of all the activities relative to the program.
As an initial output, the Philippine Information Agency had already started drumbeating the Information Education Campaign during its weekly program, the Hot PIA Info Link.
Aside from the print releases, Interpersonal Education Campaign (IEC) will be carried out in partnership with the various women organizations in the province, since PIA chairs the Kalipunan ng Liping Pilipina (KALIPI) Provincial Federation in Abra and is conducting regular meetings with the municipal chapters throughout the province.
It can be noted that the health department had already conducted three successful nationwide campaigns since 1998. However, annual routine measles immunization coverage was sub-optimal with pockets of low coverage distributed all over the country that resulted to measles outbreaks that included Baguio City in 2010.
In Abra, there had been two laboratory-confirmed cases of measles in 2010. *(PIA CAR/ Abra)
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