Measles outbreak in BARMM contained, vaccination campaign still on

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The recent measles outbreak in the Bangsamoro region that affected almost 700 children has been addressed and the regional government’s vaccination campaign remained to prevent its repeat, a senior health official said.

Shahana Joy Duerme Mangasar of the Philippine Information Center 12 and Bangsamoro Health Minister Kadil Monera Sinolinding Jr. discuss health issues in Bangsamoro region at a public forum in Cotabato City on Tuesday, July 2, 2024.COTABATO CITY — BARMM's health minister, the physician-ophthalmologist Kadil Monera Sinolinding Jr., told reporters, at a Philippine Information Agency-12 forum Tuesday that the outbreak declaration had been lifted several weeks ago.

Tuesday's PIA-initiated forum at a local function facility was hosted by Shahana Joy Duerme Mangasar, the agency's information center manager for Cotabato province.Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc.

Three Filipino women believed to be victims of a mail-order bride scheme have been prevented from boarding their flights to China, the Bureau of Immigration said yesterday.

 

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