TBpeople Philippines: TBility – Ability Meet and Greet

TBpeople PH hosted a meet and greet for disability barriers toolkit. The agenda for the TBility Meeting is to introduce TB People Philippines, how it was formed, the people within the organization and the objective of TB People PH on its advocacy. Overview of StopTB Partnership and our goal in empowering TB affected communities to transform the TB response to be equitable, right based and people centered.

“Tuberculosis occurs in all populations, but with higher prevalence in poor contexts. Vulnerable groups, including individuals with disability, run a particular risk due to poorer access to information and health services.”

(PLoS One, 2015, ‘Access to tuberculosis services for individuals with disability in rural Malawi, a qualitative study’, PubMed Central, accessed 20 May 2022, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4382312/ )

“TB is a significant cause of death and disability worldwide, killing approximately 1.2 million people of an estimated 10 million new cases in 2019. While disability is a recognized consequence of TB, the prevalence of TB-related disability has not been estimated.”

Disability includes any impairment or activity limitation as well as participation restriction. Globally, low- and middle-income countries account for almost two-thirds of years lived with a disability.”

Alene, K.A., Wangdi, K., Colquhoun, S. et al. Tuberculosis related disability: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Med 19, 203 (2021), accessed 20 May 2022, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02063-9

”A total of 131 studies (217,475 patients) that were conducted in 49 countries. The most common type of disabilities were mental health disorders (23.1%), respiratory impairment (20.7%), musculoskeletal impairment (17.1%), hearing impairment (14.5%), visual impairment (9.8%), renal impairment (5.7%), and neurological impairment (1.6%).”

Alene, K.A., Wangdi, K., Colquhoun, S. et al. Tuberculosis related disability: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Med 19, 203 (2021), accessed 20 May 2022, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02063-9

20% of the population globally are people living with a disability, a just reason to make sure they are reasonably accommodated on the Tuberculosis Health Program. TBpeople Philippines is with YOU.

Reference

PLoS One, 2015, ‘Access to tuberculosis services for individuals with disability in rural Malawi, a qualitative study’, PubMed Central, accessed 20 May 2022, <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4382312/>.

Alene, K.A., Wangdi, K., Colquhoun, S. et al. Tuberculosis related disability: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Med 19, 203 (2021), accessed 20 May 2022, <https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02063-9>