MRSIA Orientation 2020 - Sample Concept Note
MRSIA Orientation 2020 - Sample Concept Note
MRSIA Orientation 2020 - Sample Concept Note
Department of Health
Eastern Visayas
Center for Health Development
CONCEPT NOTE
I. RATIONALE
The country conducted several mass immunization campaigns in 1998, 2004, 2007, 2010
and 2014 in alignment to the National Measles Elimination Plan to eliminate measles in the
country. These supplemental measles immunization campaigns were conducted to avert
measles virus transmission and prevent deaths in the most vulnerable age groups, specifically
in under-5 year old children. For the past few years, measles outbreaks were observed in
several Regions of the country due to decreasing herd immunity and increase in the number of
susceptible under-5 year old children for measles. Mass vaccinations were lastly conducted
nationwide in 2019 due to large outbreaks of measles in most Regions of the country.
Since last June of 2019, polio outbreak due to circulating vaccine derived poliovirus (cVDPV)
occurred in several areas in the country due to the detection of poliovirus in environmental and
human samples in Metro Manila, Davao, BARMM, Region IV-A, Cebu and Region III. This
showed that the country is in a very high risk situation for polio virus re-circulation after the
country has been declared polio-free in 2000. This situation prompted a National response to
avert this poliovirus transmission through the conduct of several rounds of oral polio mass
vaccination in Mindanao and NCR with the use of both monovalent OPV type 2 (mOPV2) and
bivalent oral polio vaccines (bOPV). Starting July and September, Regions III and IV-A will
conduct a mass polio immunization campaign with the use of bivalent oral polio vaccine.
To further complete this response, all remaining Regions in Luzon and the Visayas will be
conducting the bOPV mass immunization this coming October 2020.
II. OBJECTIVE
1. To orient/re-orient all concerned health staff of the Provincial/City Health Offices and
other stakeholders on the MR-OPV Supplemental Immunization Activity.
V. METHODOLOGY
OPERATIONAL DETAILS
Category of participants:
(Classification or group from which the Provincial and City NIP Coordinators
participants belong. Indicate name, designation
and area of assignment)
I. PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES
Time Activity
09:00AM-9:30AM Arrival of Participants/ Registration
Opening Program
-Preliminaries
9:30 AM -9:45AM
-Welcome Message
-Acknowledgement of participants
9:45AM-11:00AM -Presentation of MR OPV SIA Guidelines
Approved by: