MANILA, Philippines — The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Department of Health (DOH) on Friday formally announced the end of the polio outbreak in the Philippines, nearly two years after the resurgence of the disease in the country.
“Today is a very happy occasion. We are formally celebrating the end of the polio outbreak that has affected the Philippines for more than 600 days,” World Health Organization (WHO) representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe said in a press briefing hosted by the DOH.
According to Abeyasinghe, no polio virus has been detected “in the past 16 months.”
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