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Flu Awareness Campaign and Vaccine Drive 2025

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Last Updated: 12 February 2025

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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 (𝐇𝐈𝐇𝐒) 𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐙𝐄𝐃 𝐀 𝐅𝐋𝐔 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐕𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄

(05 February 2025, Muscat) The Philippine Embassy in Muscat, in collaboration with the Higher Institute of Health Specialties (HIHS), successfully organized a Flu Awareness Campaign & Vaccine Drive 2025 to promote the health and well-being of overseas Filipinos in Oman.

The event featured an informative lecture on flu awareness and prevention from Ms. Maridel Juarez, the Post Graduate Diploma in Infection Prevention and Control Program Academic Coordinator of HIHS.

In recognition of their dedication to public health, Certificates of Appreciation were awarded by the Philippine Embassy to key advocates - the HIHS team, the Postgraduate Diploma in Infection Prevention and Control Program (PGD in IPCP), lead advocate Ms. Maridel Juarez, and Dr. Michelle M. Arsenal, Medical Officer from the Ministry of Health (MoH).

The program concluded with closing remarks from Ambassador Raul S. Hernandez, followed by a Flu vaccine drive.

The Embassy extends its gratitude to the Higher Institute of Health Specialties under the Ministry of Health and the Armed Forces Hospital for their partnership with the Philippine Embassy for this initiative.