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IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay (MindaNews / 29 January) – Located in a mountainous border area, Domandan is the farthest barangay in the municipality of Ipil, the last mile that health workers of this tow…
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – Located in a mountainous border area, Domandan is the farthest barangay in the municipality of Ipil, the last mile that health workers of this town would need to go to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine. However, unlike other geographically-isolated and disadvantaged areas , this Subanen village is fairly accessible by either a or a motorized tricycle cab. The road has been improved after the pandemic lockdowns in 2021, leaving only a couple of kilometers of uncemented road.
“I used to get minor bruises from accidents in navigating the rough road on my motorbike and I spend my own money for the gasoline,” Bordado said. Roughly 70% of the population of Domandan lives below poverty line and are subsidized by the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the national government. The main source of livelihood of the residents is rubber plantation farming.
program, indicating that they are living below the poverty line. Like the residents of Domandan, their main source of livelihood is rubber plantation farming, in addition to coconut farming. ,” said Donald Gumugod, 62, the punong barangay of Domandan. Ang mga tawo magbinantanay sa unsa ang nahimong epekto sa bakuna sa uban
Flash Mob Dancing. To promote the public acceptance of the COVID-19 booster shot, the RHU of Ipil conducted flash mobilization dancing in various parts of Ipil town in Zamboanga Sibugay in 2022. The punong barangay thought that his village did not have COVID-19 cases as they went on a total lockdown at the height of the pandemic in 2021. However, the RHU recorded two COVID-19 positive cases of individuals from Domandan – one in 2021 and another in 2022.All the five individuals were immediately quarantined and given medical care, preventing further transmission.
She also added that many residents were averse to the vaccination because in the event that they suffer side effects, even mild effects like fever and prolonged fatigue, the poor did not have money to buy paracetamol and supplements to alleviate their conditions.
“When referral hospitals in Zamboanga City started not to accept patients from our municipality in 2021, we knew that the COVID-19 pandemic was a serious matter,” said the 62-year old Anamel C. Olegario, mayor of Ipil. More than the availability of funds, the mayor said the support of civic groups, business community and individuals in the municipality helped the local government beat the pandemic. “We enjoyed the support and cooperation of the residents of Ipil, which made the battle against COVID-19 a winnable endeavor,” the mayor said.
Based on the ratio of reported cases recorded by the RHU, the cases of infection in 2021 and 2022 dramatically dropped by 72.44% and cases of COVID-19 related deaths dropped by 95.74% after the successful primary vaccination campaign in the entire municipality. This ratio is based on layman’s computation and does not account for the number of populations tested for COVID-19 infection, as there is no data for such.
The DOH awarded the municipal government of Ipil the “Heroes for Health Award” in 2023 for “…the admirable resiliency and commitment to successfully implement the Prevention, Detection, Isolation, Treatment, Recovery, and Vaccination strategy and unrelenting efforts and invaluable services rendered in the midst of the COVID 19 pandemic.”For the frontliners against COVID-19, the fight to curb the pandemic continues.
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