THE Department of Health in Northern Mindanao is set to wind down its Covid-19 vaccination program by the end of this month amid challenges faced by disinformation and vaccine hesitancy.

During the vaccination period, medical frontliners went house to house to appeal to residents in far-flung villages in the region to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Below are the scenes through the lens of veteran photojournalist Froilan Gallardo.

Medical nurses board an ambulance loaded with Covid-19 shots that would take them to the villages in Pantar town, Lanao del Norte. The Department of Health is set to end the Covid-19 vaccination program by the end of March. Photo by Froilan Gallardo
A nurse administers a booster Covid-19 vaccine to a resident at a roadside in Pantar town, Lanao del Norte. The Department of Health is set to end the Covid-19 vaccination program by the end of March. Photo by Froilan Gallardo
A nurse prepares a Covid-19 booster shot in Pantar town, Lanao del Norte. The Department of Health is set to end the Covid-19 vaccination program by the end of March. Photo by Froilan Gallardo
An elderly woman has her blood pressure taken by a nurse in Pantar town, Lanao del Norte. The Department of Health is set to end the Covid-19 vaccination program by the end of March. Photo by Froilan Gallardo
A resident has his blood pressure taken by a nurse in Pantar town, Lanao del Norte. The Department of Health is set to end the Covid-19 vaccination program by the end of March. Photo by Froilan Gallardo
A nurse sits to check the vaccination card of a resident in Pantar town, Lanao del Norte. The Department of Health is set to end the Covid-19 vaccination program by the end of March. Photo by Froilan Gallardo
A medical team went house to house to administer Covid-19 vaccines to residents A nurse sits to check the vaccination card of a resident in Pantar town, Lanao del Norte. The Department of Health is set to end the Covid-19 vaccination program by the end of March. Photo by Froilan Gallardo
A medical team went house to house to administer Covid-19 vaccines to residents A nurse sits to check the vaccination card of a resident in Pantar town, Lanao del Norte. The Department of Health is set to end the Covid-19 vaccination program by the end of March. Photo by Froilan Gallardo
A medical team went house to house to administer Covid-19 vaccines to residents A nurse sits to check the vaccination card of a resident in Pantar town, Lanao del Norte. The Department of Health is set to end the Covid-19 vaccination program by the end of March. Photo by Froilan Gallardo
A nurse administers a booster Covid-19 vaccine to a resident in her house in Pantar town, Lanao del Norte. The Department of Health is set to end the Covid-19 vaccination program by the end of March. Photo by Froilan Gallardo