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MANDATORY INFANTS AND CHILDREN HEALTH IMMUNIZATION ACT
What is this law about?
All kids (from infant up to 5 years of age) can go to any government hospital or health center and get immunization for FREE.
Important Things to remember:
1. Mandatory Basic Immunization includes vaccines for the following diseases:
a. Tuberculosis (TB)
b. Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP)
c. Poliomyelitis
d. Measles
e. Mumps
f. Rubella or German measles (collectively, MMR)
g. Hepatitis-B
h. H Influenza type B (HIB)
2. The doctor, nurse or midwife who delivers the newborn has an obligation to inform the parents of the availability of free immunization.
Complete text of the law can be found at:
in my province in compostela valley, my sister go to municipal health center to ask for free immunization for her baby they ask for prenatal record (atleast 1) and if we can't provide it, we can't avail the free immunization.
ReplyDeleteis this part of the regulatory?