Philippine Red Cross, IFRC Scale Up Polio Efforts In Philippines To Counter Outbreak

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: Philippines: Red Cross scales up as polio threatens 11 million children
Following the emergence of polio cases in the Philippines, this press release describes how the Philippine Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have launched new efforts to prevent more cases, including house-to-house vaccination and information campaigns to educate people on the importance of vaccination (10/2).

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