PoliomyelitisIn September 2019, a confirmed case of poliomyelitis was reported in a province in Mindanao Island, southern Philippines. Since the Philippines had been declared polio-free in 2000, the public was alerted on an epidemic of polio. A few days later, another case confirmed as polio was reported in a province in Luzon, northern Philippines.A vaccination campaign against polio was began, targeting children five years old and younger.Discuss:1. Would you consider one case of poliomyelitis in supposedly Polio-free Philippines as an epidemic?2. Where could the two children, living far apart, have gotten the virus? Answer this on the light that the Philippines has been alleged to be polio-free since almost two decades now.3. As consulted by the Department of Health (DOH) because of your Master of International Health degree, what will you advise the DOH? Give the “big” plan and the details of the plan – re stopping the epidemic, protecting the children, “maintaining” the polio-free status of the country.
