VACCINATION. Benguet and Ifugao in the Cordillera region are still under Alert Level 2 due to a low vaccination rate as shown in this May 31 report of the Department of Health (DOH) Cordillera. Dr. Amelita Pangilinan of the DOH- Cordillera said they will keep convincing unvaccinated individuals to get the jab. (PNA photo by Liza T. Agoot) BAGUIO CITY - Health authorities here continue toreach out to unvaccinated individuals, especially in Benguet and Ifugao which have registered low vaccination rates,to convince themtogetjabbed against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) Dr. Amelita Pangilinan, assistant regional director and spokesperson of the Department of Health-Cordillera Administrative Region (DOH-CAR), in a phone interview on Tuesday, said the DOH, in partnership with local government units,is doinghouse-to-house visits as well as "person-to-person" vaccination. "Kahit isang tao or iilan sila na hindi pa nabakunahan, kahit pa malayo sila pinupuntahan na natin
CONTAINMENT MEASURE. A wall-mounted disinfection system to contain African swine fever is installed at a checkpoint in Sitio Consuelo, Barangay Baliling, Nueva Vizcaya on Jan. 21, 2022. Nueva Vizcaya provincial veterinarian, Dr. Christopher Seraspi, said they will assign personnel to help man the checkpoint. (Photo courtesy of BAI Facebook) MANILA - As it seeks to completely eradicate African swine fever (ASF), the Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) said mentorship from international groups helped strengthen their programs. DA-BAI Director Reildrin Morales said groups such as the World Organisation for Animal Health, Food and Agriculture Organization, and agencies under the Canadian and Spanish governments were helpful in studies on how to effectively end ASF. "The lessons we have learned from these groups who experienced the same issue really fueled our programs to prevent further damage and hopefully destroy completely the presence of ASF here,"