ORDINANCE NO. 2019-092

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Summary: This ordinance supports the full implementation of the Department of Health’s (DOH) National Immunization Program (NIP) in Naga City, with the primary goal of safeguarding the health and well-being of children from vaccine-preventable diseases. It acknowledges the constitutional mandate to protect public health and the local government’s responsibility for health services. Despite existing national laws like the “Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization Act of 2011” (RA 10152) and RA 7846 (compulsory Hepatitis-B immunization), vaccine-preventable diseases remain a challenge.