Health Ministry has denied reports claiming that an estimated 11 lakh children in India missed their first measles vaccine dose in 2022. The ministry added that the catch-up vaccination age for the administration of MCV has been increased from two years to five years in the periodic immunisation intensification activities.
The Philippine Statistical Authority-Davao del Norte (PSA-DavNor) has strengthened the ranks of its partners as it awards a long list of its stakeholders in the local government units (LGUs), academe, national line agencies and the private sector. PSA-DavNor accorded the awards to its exemplary partners during the 34th National Statistics Month (NSM) Closing Ceremony that it separately organized and conducted at the Robinsons Place Tagum during which it also handed over prizes to winners of various PSA contests.