TBPeople Philippines Organization Inc.

From April 25 to 28, TBpeople with the Philippine Country Coordinating Mechanism (PCCM) Team pays a visit to Region 9 Zamboanga City Health Facilities for the TB-HIV activity. We met their City Health Officer and the Mayor, Hon. John Dalipe. We address a number of concerns, including ways to improve healthcare services for the public and create a patient support group in the city for TB-HIV key communities that have been affected.…

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Mujer-LGBT Organization Incorporated welcomed TBpeople Philippines and the Philippine Country Coordinating Mechanism Team last April 26. They are all kind and appreciative of our visit, and they support our effort and they are thrilled about the city association we are aiming to create in their city, which promises us full support.

MUJER LGBT+ aims to inspire and encourage individuals to be agents of positive action in the LGBT Rights and HIV Awareness movement, as well as to be a catalyst for partnerships between organizations, communities, and government units to establish more inclusive equality in Zamboanga City!…

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Last April 26, 2023, TBpeople Philippines began the initiation of TBpeoplePH City Associations in Region 9 in Zamboanga Del Sur, City of Zamboanga. We get together, greet, and welcome our regional leaders in person, and we discuss what we will do to establish the TBpeoplePH in their city. Oceans and mountains may separate us, but our hearts as TB survivors unite us in one cause.

Stay tuned for news and updates about TBpeople Zamboanga’s forthcoming launches!…

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Last April 17-20, 2023, TBpeoplePH participated in the on-site visits in the Bicol Region, Camarines Sur, with the Department of Health, USAID, LCP, DPCB, CHO, PCO, PDO, PMDT, PBSP, WHO, RITM, NTRL, and others for the Interim Implementation Review for iDOTS Phase 2; we also had the opportunity to meet with their municipal mayors in CamSur. We visited their doctors too, nurses, coordinators, and many health facility staffs during our visits to the RHUs of Goa, San Jose, and Sagnay to assess their health services, acknowledge their improvements, and provide suggestions.…

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TBpeoplePH participated in the on-site visits in the Bicol Region, Sorsogon, with the Department of Health, USAID, LCP, DPCB, CHO, PCO, PDO, PMDT, PBSP, WHO, RITM, NTRL, and others last April 17-20, 2023. During our visits, we met with their physicians, nurses, coordinators, and many health facility staffs in the RHUs of Bulan and Matnog to assess their health services, commend their achievements, and provide feedback. We also had the opportunity to meet and interview other tuberculosis patients who are still undergoing treatment, one of them is a blind woman.…

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Last April 20, during the Interim Implementation Review in Bicol Region for iDOTS Phase 2, TBpeoplePH took advantage of the opportunity to promote the Fast Tract The Cure of Stop TB Partnership joining with TB Alliance campaign #6MonthsMax and asking for their support by signing the Petition Calling for Universal Access to Six-Month Drug-Resistant TB Cures. We are delighted and appreciative of their feedback and support.

This activity is supported by TB Alliance and Stop TB Partnership Challenge Facility for Civil Society (CFCS) Round 10

#TBpeoplePH #TBFreePH#HealthyPilipinas #HealthyLungs #StopTB#6MonthsMax #TBAlliance#YesWeCanEndTB #EndTB#FastTrackTheCure #DeadlyDivide #SupportNewNovelRegimen#USAID #FHI360 #TBIHSS#TibayNgBayanihangPinoy…

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This March 8, 2023, TBpeoplePH introduced the organization to the Barangay Hall Officials of Talon Dos Las Pinas Chairman Arnold Reyes and for the collaboration with the sectors of Senior Citizens President Tony Garcia and his officer Mr. Julian Teoxon Jr., PWD Coordinator Evangeline Abrenica, Kagawad on Health Jong Dizon, and the Health Center Health Workers Ms. Imelda Buñao and Ms. Imelda Barrera on how to start building awareness of the TB issues in the barangay and in the whole city.…

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TBpeople Philippines was with Luzon’s DSWD Social Workers to help introduce to discuss TB101 and the importance of CBOs in the TB Program in our country happened in Subic last February 2023. It is vital for members of the public to be informed about tuberculosis and its implications. By having a conversation on TB101, everyone can gain a better understanding of the importance of Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) in fighting this disease.CBOs…

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On February 8–10, 2023, in Brentwood Suites Hotel, Quezon City, The Lung Center of the Philippines – Project Management Office, Research Unit, in collaboration with the DOH Disease Prevention and Control Bureau (DOH-DPCB), Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), Advancing Client-centered Care and Expanding Sustainable Services for TB (ACCESS TB Project) Project and Tropical Disease Foundation Inc. (TDFI) conducted a Research Implementation Review for the following study: Pilot study to estimate the effectiveness and safety of the BPaL treatment regimen in the Philippines.…

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