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Exclusive breastfeeding
Food and Micronutrient Prevalence of stunting among -Providing essential vitamins and Philippine Plan of Action for
supplementation children under 5 years of age = minerals such as Vitamin Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022 - It
30.4%, 20052016 A capsules and iron supplements to consists of 12 programs and 46
children under five (2015) projects serving as a framework
for actions that could be
undertaken by member agencies
of the National Nutrition Council
(NNC), other national government
agencies, local government units,
non-government organizations,
academic institutions, and
development partners
Immunization Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) Expanded Program on Immunization - 83% of the target population fully
immunization coverage among 1- nationwide immunization campaign for immunized (infants, 2015)
year-olds = 60% (2015) infants in 2015
Infants receiving three doses of National school-based
hepatitis B immunization campaign from August to 60-73% of grade 1 and grade 7
vaccine = 60% (2015) October 15, 2015 (Bakuna Para sa students vaccinated against MR
Kabataan, Proteksiyon sa Kinabukasan) and TD, 2015
Adolescent Health Adolescent fertility rate = 62.65
births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
(2015)
Geriatric Health Healthy life expectancy at birth =
61.1 years (2015)
Health Screening,
Promotion and
Information
Communicable Disease Tuberculosis incidence 322 per 100 A total of 501 suspect malaria
000 population (2015) cases reported nationwide from
New HIV infections among adults = January 1 to May 6, 2017,
30/day (2017) 71% lower compared to the same
Malaria incidence = 0.4 per 1000 period in 2016
population at risk (2015) Dengue cases 32.3% lower than
References:
1. World health statistics 2017: monitoring health for the SDGs, Sustainable Development GoalsD
2. DOH Annual Report 2015
3. The Philippine Health Agenda for 2016 to 2022
https://www.pcp.org.ph/files/PJIM%20Vol54%20No2/The_Philippine_Health_Agenda_2016_to_2022.pdf
4. PHILIPPINE PLAN OF ACTION FOR NUTRITION 2017-2022, A call to urgent action for Filipinos and its leadership, Executive Summary