More than 39 billion in-school meals have been missed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic due to school closures, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Thursday.
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The DOH on Friday launched the Phase II of the nationwide Measles Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-OPV SIA).
It will be conducted from February 1 to 28 in the Visayas regions, National Capital Region, Central Luzon and Calabarzon, the DOH said.
“It aims to vaccinate 5.1 million nine to 59 months old children for the Measles Rubella vaccine and 4.8 million children zero to 59 months old for Oral Polio vaccine,” the Health department said.
The DOH urged parents to bring their children to the health centers to avail the vaccines.
“We highly encourage parents and guardians to have their children immunized. The measles, rubella, and oral polio vaccines are guaranteed to be safe, effective, and free,” said Health Secretary Francisco Duque III.
Press focuses on Ghana’s ranking in Global Corruption Perception Index, others Ghana-Press-Review January 29, 2021 to 09:48 379 APA – Accra (Ghana) The ranking of Ghana as 75th out of 180 countries and territories on the 2020 Global Corruption Perception Index and the dismissal of John Mahama s application for the review the Supreme Court’s decision that disallowed him from asking 12 questions on the polls are the leading stories in the Ghanaian press on Friday.
The Graphic reports that Ghana has been ranked 75th out of 180 countries and territories on the 2020 Global Corruption Perception Index (CPI).
In a Transparency International (TI) 2020 CPI report published today, Ghana scored 43 out of 100 points, improving on its 2019 ranking by five places.
“I, Chester Clyde Williams, do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare that I will bear true faith and allegiance to Belize and will uphold the Belize Constitution and the law and that I will conscientiously, impartially and to the best of my ability discharge my duties as Commissioner of Police and do right to all manner of people without fear of favor, affection or ill will. So help me God.”
It was with that declaration before His Lordship Kenneth Benjamin that Chester Williams became the 13th Belizean Police Commissioner at the National Police Training Academy in Belmopan last Wednesday. For the Belize Police Department, it was a momentous occasion as the helm was transferred from the Allen Whylie to Williams.