Bacolod City has one of the best Immunization Practices according to 
World Health Organization

    
     The World Health Organization declared Bacolod City as one that has the best Immunization practices among all local government unit it has visited in the country.
     WHO Representative Dr. Howard Sobel, who visited the City of Smiles this week, said that Bacolod City to date has 85% immunization coverage among its population comprising 61 Barangays.
     The immunization program covers BCG, DPT, and anti-tetanus among others, Sobel, who was accompanied by Dr. Ayan Ou, is in Bacolod city to evaluate the immunization practices and to further improve it by offering technical assistance.
     In a meeting with Bacolod City Mayor Evelio R. Leonardia, Sobel said, "This is one of the most impressive city I have been to."
     The DOH Region 6 Director Dr. Renelyn Reyes said that they are trying to advocate the strategy that would increase the immunization coverage. This strategy is called 'Reaching every Barangay" or "Direct Strategy". Under this strategy a DOH team will regularly visit every barangay and entail a detailed immunization mopping-up activity in the area.
     Also present in the meeting were DOH Engr. Luz Garcia, DOH-CHR 6 Jude Onayan, Dr. Luz Ma-apni, Nurses Elena Gamabong and Susan Ramos.

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