IDINEKLARANG malaria-free ang Oriental Mindoro.

Ayon sa Department of Health (DOH) nakompleto ng probinsya ang mga requirement na nakasaad sa Department Circular No. 2021-0249.

Pinuri naman ni DOH Undersecretary at officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire ang Oriental Mindoro at pinasalamatan ang pagsasakripisyo ng mga technical at administrative staff, healthcare workers, volunteers, at mga partner nito sa regional, provincial, municipal, at barangay levels upang maabot ang malaria-free status.

“We wish to congratulate all of you for this milestone, but our work does not end here, as the gains achieved by the province must be maintained to prevent re-establishment of transmission through several strategies such as maintained functionality of the provincial elimination hub to undertake malaria surveillance and response, health promotion, malaria case management including orientation of front-line providers and vector control, and other on-the-ground measures that need to be sustained,” sabi ni Vergeire.