BARMM Health Ministry steps up fight against measles, rubella, polio, Covid-19,
Health officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are strengthening its effort to prevent possible outbreak of measles-rubella, including polio, in the region, and to encourage Moro people to take an active role in the fight against Covid-19.
BARMM’s Ministry of Health (MOH) announced in a press conference Wednesday, Oct. 21 that it will start its supplemental immunization against measles-rubella and polio across the region on October 26.
OIC Minister Amirel Usman said 506,448 children under five years old are set to receive the free and safe vaccination.
Measles campaigns were conducted in 1998, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2014, and recently in 2019 when the country had more than 40,000 measles cases and 615 deaths owing to the rising number of unimmunized children.
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https://bangsamoro.gov.ph/…/barmm-health-ministry-steps-up…/
Source: Bangsamoro Government
(Bureau of Public Information)
