MANDALUYONG CITY -- The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), the premier humanitarian organization in the country, commemorates #WorldPolioDay with the theme, “One Day. One Focus: Ending Polio – delivering on our promise of a polio-free world!”

"The Philippine Red Cross puts a high premium on the health and welfare of children. We are always in pursuit of maximizing the number of children immunized since because this ensures not only their well-being but also their future," emphasized PRC Chairman and CEO Senator Dick Gordon.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and existing vaccine hesitancy in the country, PRC volunteers and staff travel to far-flung places in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao to support the Department of Health's campaign in stamping out a polio outbreak in a 16-month drive that ended last June 2021, a feat commended by the World Health Organization and UNICEF.

"We reaffirm our unwavering commitment to ensure that every child everywhere is vaccinated and strengthen health systems to withstand similar threats," Gordon adds. (Philippine Red Cross)