00:00I think as a World Pneumonia Day, that's November, we have certain days that are dedicated to certain advocacies.
00:10So as of the moment, we do not have yet this World Pneumonia Day.
00:14So that's why we're pushing for this, for greater awareness.
00:17And then your second question with regards to vaccines.
00:20Yes.
00:21So with regards to vaccines, currently, we have two vaccines that are included that can prevent meningitis.
00:32So this is your humovocal vaccine and your haemophilus influenzae vaccine or your hip vaccines.
00:38So I think at the moment, I would focus maybe to expand the coverage for both of these vaccines first.
00:50Maybe before introducing the meningitis, not to say that it is not important, but it might deviate or the attention will go to introducing these new vaccines.
01:12And we're just trying to really increase vaccine coverage and try to reduce the hesitancy towards the vaccination.
01:25So that's what we're trying to do.
01:26But there are vaccines in private practice.
01:31We offer it for those who are at risk.
01:35So we've mentioned those who are at risk.
01:37So those who have immunocompromising conditions.
01:41And certainly, we do hope that in the future, it will be included in the immunization program.
01:46Now that for PhilHealth, since maybe the allocation nga po ng budget, $60 billion, are you pushing for PhilHealth to increase yung Z-Renetic package in meningitis?
01:58Personally, I would.
02:00I would push to increase it because as we saw, meningitis is associated not only with increased hospitalization, but actually, it's the after care.
02:11Also, it's the outpatient care expenses that are important because you have to rehabilitate these patients.
02:17Meningitis causes long-term complications such as hearing impairment.
02:22Loss of vision, learning disabilities, epilepsy, seizures, and even if they lose their limbs or it's amputated, then it certainly needs to be reconstructed.
02:37So that will come out and will need a lot of expenses.
02:42May I add?
02:44Yeah, sure.
02:44Kasi, um, di ba, ang guha natin talaga is to defeat meningitis.
02:50It's not an easy, ano, eh, a goal.
02:53Because you're right po, we need to do legislation and all these things.
02:58Para mas-mas, uh, bigger scale ang tulong na mabibigay.
03:04That's why we're starting this one.
03:07We want you to, parang, inform the people.
03:10Ang pwede namin doing for now is when you push for that world meningitis day because if there's a focus, no, it's included in the focus of the diseases that, uh, invade the Philippines.
03:24Marabibigyan din siya ng better share of the, of the financial, ano, support, no.
03:31Um, and I would also like to emphasize, hindi lang naman si meningococcal disease ang nag-pocos, di ba?
03:38Na-mention na yun for major bacteria, uh, that they're actually preventable with the vaccines.
03:45So what we don't want kasi is baka, sige, let's push for this vaccine, mababawasan yung basic.
03:51Eh, mas common pa rin, kung puputaan natin ang commonalities, mas common pa rin ang streptopocos, ang H-influenza B as the causes of meningitis and other diseases.
04:03So, it's, it's not an easy step, but we need your help kasi if there's better recognition, better talk, di ba, pinag-uusapan, di ba, baka makinig na ang, ano,
04:13mas pata din na maki-introduce ng new vaccines, no?
04:17Yes, oh, kasi hindi lang nga lang meningococcal yan, may Japanese encephalitis pa na vaccine, which is quite common, it's a virus, ha?
04:23It's quite common in the Philippines, maandami tayong ano eh, kasi ang source nyan, baboy, dami yun sa simbol, let's go, eh.
04:32Di ba?
04:32Even measles, even measles, yes, yes, oo.
04:38So that's why we're pushing for increased coverage.
04:41Ang isa pa nating major problem is vaccine hesitation, residency, kasi nga, sa mga nangyari, and then we had the pandemic,
04:50kaya kailangan natin talagang i-educate ang masa na importante ang prevention, no?
04:57Bakuna lang ang laban natin dito kaysa ma-admit tayo.
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