Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Janette Loreto-Garin (left) receives the ceremonial key for the 17 service vehicles donated by Switzerland-based non-profit organization, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, led by its Head of High Impact Asia, Dr. Urban Weber (center) during the kick-off ceremony for the observance of World TB Day on…
Gov. Ma. Angelica Rosedell M. Amante-Matba is set to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and the Department of Health (DOH) Caraga Region to support the program of the agency in the delivery/implementation of the Programmatic Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (PMDT) related services in the province. The…
Pampanga hit the exact national tuberculosis (TB) treatment success rate of 90 percent in 2014 and exceeded the target of 90 percent with a 91 percent case detection rate for the same aspect last year. This was noted by the Innovations and Multisectoral Partnerships to Achieve Control of Tuberculosis (Impact), a United States Agency for…
Representatives from some of the top companies in Davao City will gather on January 13 in a forum at the MyHotel to discuss health opportunities in the workplace. Organized by Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), the “iFLY Program: Keep Fit, Live Well, Stay Young” forum will present the benefits of a company-based health initiative…
Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come. Two years ago, global leaders made a commitment to ensure everyone, everywhere has access to health care. Today, the health and development community stand together to turn this commitment to action. A new global coalition of more than 500 leading health and development organizations…
Join the global coalition calling for #HEALTHFORALL For more information, please visit www.universalhealthcoverageday.org
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) means everyone can access the quality health services they need without financial hardship. WHO: All people, including the poorest and most vulnerable. WHAT: Full range of essential health services, including prevention, treatment, hospital care and pain control. HOW: Costs shared among entire population through pre-payment and risk pooling, rather than shouldered by the sick….
I got my first Drug Sensitivity Test (DST) result in Nov 11, 2004, that was 3 years after I started receiving TB treatment under the management of different private physicians. Sputum tests were overdue not because they were not available but because I was not referred by my first doctor to undergo such tests right after…
Through its Joy Schools Program, Mondelez Philippines invests in, or more appropriately, builds the future of young people. A school in Tacloban, Leyte, is their newest success story. In less than a month, it will be exactly one year since super typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) hit the Philippines. During its aftermath, international aid…
In commemoration of the upcoming World Tuberculosis Day, Sinehan Advocacy Media Projects Inc. (SAMPI), the Department of Health (DOH) National TB Program and National Center for Health Promotion, and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis, recently held the regular cinema screening of “FLYING KISS.” This…
The Hershey Company through Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and United Way Worldwide, in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently concluded Phase 1 of the Strengthening the Healthcare Management of Elsie Gaches Village project. Elsie Gaches Village (EGV) is a 50-year old residential care center for sick and abandoned…
57%treatment success rate for MDR-TB (2009 cohort) 385 private and public facilities providing or referring DOTS 8,014CBO-referred TB cases 6,675TB cases provided with DOTS by CBOs 139local government-issued ordinances for TB management
The Hershey Company through Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and United Way Worldwide, in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently concluded the Strengthening the Healthcare Management of Elsie Gaches Village project. Elsie Gaches Village (EGV) is a 50-year old residential care center for sick and abandoned mentally challenged individuals,…
In commemoration of the upcoming World Tuberculosis Day, Sinehan Advocacy Media Projects Inc. (SAMPI), the Department of Health (DOH) National TB Program and National Center for Health Promotion, and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis, recently held the regular cinema screening of “FLYING KISS.” This…
The Linking Initiatives and Networking to Control Tuberculosis (TB LINC) is a USAID-funded program that assists the Department of Health (DOH), and the local government units deliver quality TB services. TB LINC aims to stop TB from which close to 80 Filipinos die every day. TB LINC will contribute to the national target of…
In Caraga Region and Zamboanga Peninsula, training for health volunteers and other stakeholders in education are ongoing, as part of PBSP’s programs to improve the health of mothers and babies. Atleast 34,000 women were also given access to maternal and child health care services. This was done through the partnership with AECID and Fundacion Humanismo…
