OVERCOMING DISABILITY – Inclusive Perspective in the Philippine Tuberculosis Response (Policy Brief)

GRANT NAME: Challenge Facility for Civil Society (CFCS) 10
FUNDER: Stop TB Partnership

Objectives: At the end of the project implementation, OVERCOMING DISABILITY aims to:

  • Share reflections and provide suggestions to help the Philippines to incorporate disability-inclusive strategies in the implementation of its TB treatment program as part of its commitment to the Global Plan to end TB by 2030
  • Ensure that key and vulnerable populations, including people with disabilities gain fair and equitable access to quality TB prevention, diagnosis, and treatment services at the community level and to create opportunities for community-based, multi-sectoral, and participative mechanisms aimed at strengthening the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of TB including post-treatment care services

Achievements:

  • Documents review
  • Key informant interviews
  • Treatment site visits

Timeline: December 2021 to September 2023

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This policy Brief would have not been possible without the support of Stop TB Partnership under Challenge Facility for Civil Society (CFCS) 10. The Team of TB People Philippines would also like to thank TB People Global for their unending support, to our partner United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) – Architects for Accessibility (AFA), and to our other civil society partner association for the inputs and guidance.

#TibayNgBayanihangPinoy #YesWeCanEndTB

Credits

Luisito Tay

Author

Date

October 25, 2023

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