حذرت منظمة الصحة العالمية من تزايد حالات الإصابة بشلل الأطفال في الفلبين في حال لم تصعد البلاد حملات التطعيم للأطفال، تحت سن خمس سنوات. 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الفلبين رابيندرا أبياسينغي، إن المنظمة تشعر بقلق بالغ إزاء الوضع في الفلبين إذ تغطي حملات التطعيم الفموي للأطفال 66 بالمائة فقط فيما يجب أن تصل إلى 95 بالمئة، محذرا حدوث تفشي للمرض في الفلبين خلال عدة سنوات، وذلك حسبما ذكرت شبكة "يورو نيوز" الأوروبية. وظهرت عدة حالات إصابة بالمرض في مناطق مختلفة بالفلبين بعدما كانت آخر حالة مسجلة قد ظهرت في 1993، ولا يحصل الأطفال على التطعيمات غالبا بسبب تناقص الثقة في التطعيمات وعدم توفر منشآت الرعاية الصحية والتي تواجه مصاعب أيضا في التغلب على الحصبة وحمى الضنك.