KALIBO, Aklan (PIA) — The Provincial Health Office here, in partnership with the Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development and the Department of Education-Aklan continues to conduct school-based immunization (SBI), targeting 24,133 learners in Aklan.
The school-based immunization program, dubbed “Bakuna Eskwela” aims to protect children against vaccine-preventable diseases such as Measles-Rubella (MR), Tetanus Diphtheria (Td), and Human Papillomavirus (HPV), as well as to prevent the occurrence of disease outbreaks.
“Ro rayang inisyatibo (SBI Program) hay isaea sa aton nga mga importante nga tikang para masigurado ro health and well-being it atong mga inunga kontra sa mga masakit nga posibleng magresulta sa nga komplikasyon ag pagkamatay,” Dr. Sarah Marie Huyong, Provincial Health Officer I of PHO-Aklan said.
(This initiative is one of our important steps to ensure the health and well-being of our children against diseases that could lead to complications and death.)
Meanwhile, Dr. Jose Martin Atienza, Medical Officer III and the Immunization Program Coordinator of DOH WV-CHD, ensured during the provincial kick off of the Bakuna Eskwela in Aklan that the vaccines being used in the national immunization program of the government are proven to be safe and effective.
“Ang mga bakuna na ibinibigay sa national immunization ay subok na at mahigit apat na dekada nang ginagamit. Ang ating bakuna ay ligtas at dekalidad, dumaan sa masusing pagsusuri ng Word Health Organization, aprobado ng Food and Drugs Administration, at of highest quality based on DOH standards,” Dr. Atienza explained.
(The vaccines that are given in the national immunization are tested and proven and have been used for more than four decades already. Our vaccines are safe and of quality, underwent careful studies by the World Health Organization, are approved by the Food and Drugs Administration, and are of highest quality based on DOH standards.)
He noted that the continuous implementation of the SBI could establish a safe community, improve herd immunity, protect children, and prevent outbreaks of cases of vaccine-preventable diseases. (AGP/SQP/PIA Aklan)
