ILOILO – A total of 121,512 out of 161,566 target children aged nine to 59 months were immunized against measles-rubella in the province as of 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 25.
Data from the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) showed the province’s vaccination accomplishment at 75.21 percent with six days left before the measles-rubella and oral poliovirus vaccine supplemental immunization activity (MR-OPV SIA) ends on May 31.
Ten local government units (LGUs) exceeded the 95 percent target. These were the following:
* Sara – 4,487 or 102.19 percent of 4391 target children
* Lemery – 2,537 or 98.6 percent of 2,573 target children
* Batad – 1,730 or 97.97 percent of 1,775 target children
* Tigbauan – 4,983 or 95.19 percent of 5,235 target children
* Miag-ao – 5,355 or 94.95 percent of 5,640 target children
* Dingle – 3,512 or 92.91 percent of 3,780 target children
* Leganes – 2,492 or 91.96 percent of 2,710 target children
* Mina – 1,786 or 90.89 percent of 1,965 target children
* San Dionisio – 2,923 or 90.36 percent of 3,234 target children
* San Rafael – 1,217 or 88.19 percent of 1,380 target children
To boost immunization coverage, the provincial government headed by Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. is giving incentives to barangay volunteers.
IPHO head Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon said the provincial government allotted P8 million for barangay health workers, barangay nutrition scholars, and child development workers or barangay service point officers who acted as social mobilizers, guides, and recorders or conducted social preparation and advocacy activities.
The volunteer workers will receive P50 for every child they mobilize for vaccination.
A list of children vaccinated uploaded to the Synchronized Electronic Immunization Registry will serve as the basis for the payroll.
The workers must also be included in the list of qualified barangay volunteers as verified by the midwife/nurse-in-charge and concurred by the municipal health officer for them to avail of the incentives.
Quiñon said the provincial government wants to compensate the efforts of the volunteer workers in accelerating its vaccination coverage.
The month-long MR-OPV SIA began on May 1.
Here are the vaccination accomplishment rates for measles rubella of the remaining LGUs and their targets: Pototan (5,276 or 84.32 percent of 6,263 children), Barotac Viejo (3,235 or 84.82 percent of 3,825 children), Concepcion (3,079 or 85.46 percent of 3,602 children), Tubungan (1,614 or 86.17 percent of 1,873 children), Barotac Nuevo (3,736 or 84.62 percent of 4,520 children), Santa Barbara (4,092 or 81.56 percent of 5,018 children), Ajuy (3,329 or 75.54 percent of 4,363 children), Cabatuan (3,605 or 76.30 percent of 4,872 children), Dueñas (2,146 or 75.11 percent of 2,857 children), Passi City (4,902 or 72.98 percent of 6,719 children), Alimodian (2,360 or 73.66 percent of 3,204 children), Carles (4,125 or 72.52 percent of 5,688 children), Banate (1,946 or 71.68 percent of 2,715 children), Balasan (2,078 or 75.29 percent of 2,760 children), Calinog (3,415 or 67.69 percent of 5,045 children), Bingawan (908 or 71.61 percent of 1,268 children), Dumangas (4,042 or 70.06 percent of 5,769 children), San Enrique (1,893 or 66.89 percent of 2,830 children), Guimbal (2,086 or 73.89 percent of 2,823 children), Janiuay (3,484 or 65.30 percent of 5,335 children), Maasin (1,016 or 65.50 percent of 3,078 children), Estancia (2,581 or 63.78 percent of 4,047 children), Lambunao (4,100 or 66.79 percent of 6,139 children), San Joaquin (2,732 or 63.14 percent of 4,327 children), New Lucena (1,212 or 60.87 percent of 1,936 children), Igbaras (1,539 or 57.45 percent of 2,679 children), Leon (2,393 or 62.60 percent of 4,173 children), Pavia (2,938 or 64.63 percent of 4,639 children), San Miguel (1,319 or 55.07 percent of 2,314 children), Oton (4,286 or 517.16 percent of 7,435 children), Badiangan (1,167 or 51.87 percent of 2,250 children), Anilao (1,216 or 50.79 percent of 2,394 children), and Zarraga (1,063 or 49.74 percent of 2,137 children)./PN
