The 8th Central Luzon Excellence Awards for Health (CLEXAH) on December 13, 2022 recognized the Angeles City Government with ‘Best in Social Mobilization’ award for the efficient and effective mobilization of vaccines to Angeleños.

Angeles City Mayor Carmelo ‘Pogi’ Lazatin Jr. received the recognition accompanied by Rafael Lazatin Memorial Medical Center Chief of Hospital Dr. Froilan Canlas, City Health Officer Dr. Verona Guevarra and CHO Nurse Supervisor Evelinda Mariano during the awarding ceremony.

Angeles City was awarded for its blended vaccination scheme — the ‘Ronda Bakuna sa Barangay’ that delivers vaccination services directly to Angeleño families, the ‘Sundo Bakuna sa Barangay’, which brings Angeleños to vaccine sites and the ‘Suyod Bakuna, Bakunahan sa Tahanan’ the house-to-house vaccination that targets all residents and non-residents, aged 18 and above, who are not yet vaccinated. These strategies were also commended by the World Health Organization. (Angeles CIO)