HEALTH Undersecretary Enrique Tayag on Monday said the government has rolled out a nonselective immunization drive in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARRM) for children 6 months to 5 years to curb the increasing measles cases in the region.

In a public briefing, Tayag said the department has recorded 2,600 cases of measles in the last six months or since September 2023.

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