Partnerships for health: Controlling and preventing TB

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 detecting 70% and curing 85% of TB cases.

Since 2006, there has been an increased rate of cases detected in 17 out of the 21 priority provinces. This year, works to increase the participation of the private sector in implementing the DOTS, or the Directly-Observed Treatment Short Course.

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