AnaKalusugan Party-list has called for greater involvement from barangays in tackling tuberculosis, which the Department of Health said remains among the top 10 leading causes of death in the Philippines. “We need greater involvement from our barangay health system in addressing tuberculosis in our communities. Maraming hamon na pine-presenta ang TB treatment na makakatulong ang […]
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Following the directions of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to reduce tuberculosis cases in the country, Health Secretary Teddy Herbosa vowed to implement targeted interventions to reach every corner of the nation to ensure that the most vulnerable are not left alone to suffer in silence. Herbosa stressed that the responsibility of treating TB does not […]
Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Secretary Dr. Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire met with the Stop TB Partnership Executive Director Dr. Lucica Ditiu to discuss collaborative actions towards the high-level meeting on Tuberculosis to be held in September.During the meeting, Vergeire expressed the commitment of the Philippines for the UN High Level Meeting on TB in September, […]
The Department of Health (DOH) has launched the Philippine Acceleration Action Plan for Tuberculosis (PAAP-TB), a multisectoral initiative to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) in the country by 2035. The DOH together with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and Department of the Interior and […]
“Amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, let’s not forget to contain the most contagious disease in the world: Tuberculosis (TB).” This was the message of Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua, who on Friday stressed that the government should continue to focus on other dangerous diseases […]