The Department of Health (DOH), headed by Secretary Teodoro Herbosa joined the Asia Pacific Symposium on Tropical Diseases in South Korea which aims for world health leaders to discuss diagnostic solutions to prevent tropical diseases pandemic in the region in response to climate change.
The symposium was an avenue for the government of the Republic of Korea to provide an offer of 30 new innovation machines to be given to the Philippines as a grant to help the country in its tuberculosis programs.
Three Korean organizations expressed their intent for the Philippines to be part of the trial run of new innovation machines for diseases such as dengue, tuberculosis, and malaria.
Moreover, the Korean Heart to Heart Foundation, Research Investment for Global Health Technology (RIGHT) Foundation, and Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), international non-governmental organizations who aim to promote essential diagnostic technologies as public, also expressed their intent for the Philippines to be part of the trial run of these new innovation machines for diseases such as dengue, tuberculosis, and malaria.
Attendees from the Philippines for this symposium also included representatives from the Philippine Coalition Against Tuberculosis (PhilCAT) and the Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (PSMID), who are also partners of the DOH in its goal to eradicate TB in the country.
PhilCAT and PSMID also showed their interest in the new innovative solutions, especially the Fluorescent Immunoassay System, which is a convenient solution for dengue fever diagnosis that can diagnose even serotype-specific features of dengue.
“This will undoubtedly have a significant impact on improving the healthcare outcomes of our citizens, mostly the 2 million Filipinos affected by TB.”
“We are grateful for the generous offer from South Korea to provide us with 30 new innovation machines as a grant to support the Philippines’ TB programs. This will undoubtedly have a significant impact on improving the healthcare outcomes of our citizens, mostly the 2 million Filipinos affected by TB,” Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said.
“Through this, the Philippines can eradicate TB and decrease its mortality rate dahil sa Bagong Pilipinas, Bawat Buhay Mahalaga,” Herbosa added.
