The Davao City Health Office (CHO) further strengthened its information education campaign (IEC) efforts on the importance of vaccination at the grassroots level.
“Naa ta’y Purok Kalusugan sa mga lain-laing barangay. Kini ginagmayng mga lecture ug campaigns sa mga purok ug barangay. Beyond that, kami sa mga health center nagapaningkamot g’yud mi nga i-aware ang katawhan sa importance sa vaccination (We have the Purok Kalusugan program in every barangay where we conduct lectures and education campaigns in every purok in the barangay. Beyond that, in the health centers we strive to inform our clients of the importance of vaccination), Liezel Malubay, National Immunization Program (NIP) Medical Coordinator of the CHO, said in an interview with the DCR Health Alert program over the city-owned Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR).
The CHO is also coordinating with schools to bring health personnel on campus and educate parents on the importance of immunization during Parents-Teachers Assemblies.
“Even if ang atoang World Immunization Week is on April 24–30, it doesn’t mean nga hangtod dinhaa lang ta mag-intensify sa campaign. Every year, every day atoa gyu’ng ipa-aware ang atoang constituents, kami diri sa City Health, the importance of vaccination (Even if the World Immunization Week is on April 24–30, it doesn’t mean that our intensified campaign ends there. Every year, every day we make sure to equip our constituents with right information on the importance of vaccination),” she added.
Malubay also urged parents, guardians, and caregivers to follow through with their scheduled immunizations.
“Akong ginaawhag ang mga parents, mga guardians, mga caregivers kung naa gani mo’y schedule sa bakuna, hangyo lang nako nga i-follow g’yud nato atoang schedules. If ever mamiss ninyo adto lang gihapon para matagaan mo sa inyong dose (I urge parents, guardians, and caregivers to follow through with scheduled vaccinations. If you miss your schedule, you can still go to your provider to receive your dose),” she said.
The CHO offers free vaccines for all ages, from pregnancy to birth and seniors . These include vaccines for tetanus, BCG, pentavalent, polio, flu, and pneumococcal diseases.
Malubay emphasized that vaccines prevent vaccine-preventable diseases, including infectious illnesses such as polio, tuberculosis meningitis, miliary TB, hepatitis B, measles, rubella, mumps, and pneumonia, among others.
These vaccines are also safe and accessible through the health centers across all 182 barangays in the city. CIO
