Rotavirus vaccine, benefit package for severe illnesses launched

Monday, July 2, 2012

THE Department of Health launched Monday the Rotavirus vaccination for infants and new benefit package under the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), which covers catastrophic illnesses, such as cancer and leukemia.

President Benigno Aquino III led the ceremony in Malacañang as he administered the vaccination of six infants aged 1 ½ months up to 3 ½ months. He was joined by Health Secretary Enrique Ona.

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“To win this war on poverty, we must also turn our attention to public health and as we focus on the health of our country, the economy, government, the overall health of all Filipinos also remains a top priority,” Aquino said in his keynote speech.

“The rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhea in infants and children below five years of age — or so I am told by Secretary Ona. We are aware of the dangers the diarrhea poses to anyone especially in severe cases,” he added.

The President said thousands of children suffer from diarrhea each year with over 3,500 cases leading to death.

“We can greatly reduce these numbers and the effort to do this has already begun. Today, we launch the rotavirus vaccines which are expected to contribute to our goal of safeguarding the health and well-being of Filipino children,” he said.

An estimated 700,000 infants belonging to families listed in the national housing targeting system for poverty reduction will be vaccinated with Rotavirus this year. These families lived in communities that have the highest morbidity and mortality rates from diarrheal diseases.

To date, Ona said the vaccines have been distributed nationwide to cover the beneficiaries.

Rotavirus is a virus that infects the bowels.

According to statistics of the World Health Organization, rotavirus is the most comment cause of diarrhea in infants and children, resulting in deaths of about 600,000 children and over two million hospitalizations worldwide every year. Recurrence of infections with different viral strains is possible, and approximately all children have had a rotavirus infection by the time they are five years of age.

Children acquire immunity to rotavirus after several infections with the different strains of the virus, Severe infection of rotavirus gastroenteritis is the leading cause of severe, dehydrating diarrhea, which can result to death.

“We are doing all these because we want to be prepared for this lingering threat; because we want to diminish that this condition poses to our children; and because we want to lessen the burden on our people who should not have to worry about their children dying from a highly treatable disease like diarrhea,” the President said.

‘Z benefits’

Aside from the Rotavirus, Aquino and Ona also witnessed the launch of “Z Benefits” the new benefit package of PhilHealth, which cover catastrophic illnesses, including early stage breast cancer, prostate cancer and childhood acute leukemia.

PhilHealth will pay P100,000 for breast cancer, P210,000 for standard risk childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia, and P100,000 for prostate cancer.

“For the first time in our history, PhilHealth now provides benefits that can cover the treatment of diseases that cost roughly 100,000 to 200,000 pesos. This represents a change in the way PhilHealth does business,” Aquino said.

“Instead of focusing on one claim or one treatment alone, the focus is on the patient himself. From the surgery to post-operation care and even to therapy, the Z benefit package provides full coverage for our countrymen suffering from dour illnesses, opening new doors to Filipinos in the margins or on the margins of society,” he added.

PhilHealth has allotted P3 billion for the Z benefit package for this year.

Twenty-two hospitals are contracted to provide the Z-benefit. These include Philippine Children’s Medical Center, Philippine General Hospital, Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center, Western Visayas Medical Center, Southern Philippines Medical Center, Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, Davao Regional Hospital, Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, Rizal Medical Center, Northern Mindanao Medical Center, Bicol Medical Center, Quirino Memorial Medical Center, National Kidney Transplant Institute, Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center, Batangas Regional Hospital, Cagayan Valley Medical Center, Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital, Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center, Bicol Regional Teaching and Training Hospital, Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Hospital, and East Avenue Medical Center. (Jill Beltran/Sunnex)
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