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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 206 - ENJOINING
ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY TO SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN THE
LABORATORY CONTAINMENT OF WILD POLIOVIRUS PRIOR TO CERTIFICATION OF THE
PHILIPPINES AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION AS POLIO-FREE BY THE YEAR
2000
WHEREAS,
in 1988, the World Health Assembly adopted the goal of global
eradication of poliomyelitis by the year 2000; Since 19.07.98.
WHEREAS, the Western Pacific Region of the World Health Organization
(WHO) where the Philippines is a member country is committed to the
eradication of poliomyelitis by the year 2000;
WHEREAS, the Philippines has conducted National Immunization Days from
1993 to 1997 and Subnational Immunization Days from 1998 to 1999 by
giving supplemental doses of Oral Polio Vaccine to all children less
than 5 years old, achieving more than 90% coverage;
WHEREAS, Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Surveillance is an essential
component of Polio Eradication in providing proof of the absence of
wild poliovirus circulation;
WHEREAS, the last wild poliovirus case was isolated in Cebu in 1993
while the last poliovirus case in the Western Pacific Region was
isolated in Cambodia in 1997;
WHEREAS, all government and non-government medical/biological
laboratories nationwide remain to be potential sources of the wild
poliovirus and these shall be subject to inspection so that proper
containment measures will be applied to totally eradicate
poliomyelitis;
WHEREAS, after polio immunization stops, the possibility of
reintroduction of the wild poliovirus by one of these laboratories into
the community poses a public health threat of global proportions;
hence, the need for laboratory containment of wild poliovirus.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
enjoin all government and non-government agencies to voluntarily
cooperate, support and to designate a focal person in their respective
agencies to collaborate with the Department of Health in the
containment activities included in the National Plan of Action for
Laboratory Containment of Wild Poliovirus.
To achieve this, the Department of Health (DOH) shall coordinate all
activities and provide the necessary guidelines to make this project a
success. As the lead agency, the DOH may call on the assistance of any
government or non-government agency, professional groups, international
organizations and other concerned sectors whenever necessary to achieve
the goals of global polio eradication.
This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 26th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, two thousand.
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