The city government of Davao is intensifying vaccination rollout at district health centers by engaging the Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams (BHERTs) for community drive.
The BHERTs have been deployed to announce the fixed vaccination site and mobile vaccination schedules to the barangay constituents.
“We had a meeting with the Vice Mayor’s Office and we are intensifying and involving our BHERTs aside from their Covid-19 management, we are also going to inform ang atoang BHERTS so that sila mismo kabalo sila sa schedule sa vaccinations kay sila man tong duol sa ilang constituents so that together with the district health offices, ang atong barangay health officials, makahatag ug informaton sa mga tao na under sa ilahang barangay na makabalo sa mga schedules for fixed vaccination site and mobile vaccination for their respective health offices,” said Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson of the Davao City Covid-19 Task Force, on Wednesday over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR).
Schlosser reported that from July 11 to 15, 2022, there are a total of 2,120 individuals vaccinated across all district health offices.
“That is a good number unta magpadayon pa gihapon,” she said.
To be able to vaccinate more, the city’s Vaccination Cluster also set its sights on conducting Saturday vaccination at the district health offices. Currently, Agdao District Health Office conducts vaccinations every Saturday.
“I talked with Dr. Joy Villafuerte (Vaccination Cluster head) because Agdao District had a Saturday vaccination and it turned out na mas daghan ang nag-adto sa Saturdays compared to weekdays so isa na sa gina-cite na proposal sa Vaccination Cluster so that we can arrange our manpower through sliding schedule na magkaroon ta ug Saturday vaccination sa atoang mga district health offices,” Schlosser said.
The staff of the centers is also conducting mobile vaccinations.