All over the world, the Philippines has the fifth highest number of children who have not received even a single routine vaccine. Read this story by Kurt dela Peña to know more. INQFocus
But now that the LMP called on its member municipalities to double down on routine and catch-up immunization, the Philippines’ battle against preventable diseases can get back on track.
“An LGU is empowered to proactively initiate local programs and be as creative as they can to increase its local immunization rates using its available resources,” Falcotelo-Fortes said.According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s list, there are 14 diseases that are deadly, but preventable through routine vaccinations—measles, polio, tetanus, rubella, diphtheria, and pertussis, among others.
According to Department of Health data, for the past 10 years, measles and rubella, which is a contagious viral infection caused by a virus different from measles, “remained endemic in the Philippines.” There were 341 deaths from measles and rubella in 2018 then 644 in 2019, but mortality fell to 38 in 2020. There were no deaths in 2021, indicating a 100 percent decrease compared to the previous year.Unicef said “vaccines are among the greatest advances in global health and development,” stressing that for over two centuries, vaccines have safely reduced the scourge of diseases like measles and polio, which is a crippling disease.
She said because of the COVID-19 crisis that started to hit in 2020, routine immunization went down to an all-time low of 48.5 percent in 2021. This recovered, though, to 62.9 percent in 2022.
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