Philippines Targets Immunization of 2.3 Million Newborns vs. Hepatitis B

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" Philippines Targets Immunization of 2.3 Million Newborns vs. Hepatitis B "

Asia Pulse (09/04/06)

The Philippine Department of Health (DoH) has launched a massive

immunization campaign that seeks to reach 2.3 million Filipino newborns with

the hepatitis B vaccine. " I urge mothers of newborns to have their babies

vaccinated against Hepa B to give their babies a head start against liver

cancer, " said Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III. The hepatitis B

vaccine has been included in the regular immunization schedule for children

since 1992; however, budget constraints have kept it from being used

nationwide. This year, the DoH approved a supplemental budget to help with

the vaccine, and it also revised its schedule of hepatitis B immunization

for babies, with the first dose given within 24 hours of birth and the

second and third doses administered at six and 14 weeks, respectively. Liver

cancer is the No. 4 cause of cancer in the Philippines and the No. 2 cause

of cancer deaths there.

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" Philippines Targets Immunization of 2.3 Million Newborns vs. Hepatitis B "

Asia Pulse (09/04/06)

The Philippine Department of Health (DoH) has launched a massive

immunization campaign that seeks to reach 2.3 million Filipino newborns with

the hepatitis B vaccine. " I urge mothers of newborns to have their babies

vaccinated against Hepa B to give their babies a head start against liver

cancer, " said Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III. The hepatitis B

vaccine has been included in the regular immunization schedule for children

since 1992; however, budget constraints have kept it from being used

nationwide. This year, the DoH approved a supplemental budget to help with

the vaccine, and it also revised its schedule of hepatitis B immunization

for babies, with the first dose given within 24 hours of birth and the

second and third doses administered at six and 14 weeks, respectively. Liver

cancer is the No. 4 cause of cancer in the Philippines and the No. 2 cause

of cancer deaths there.

Immunization Newsbriefs

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