March 31, 2011: ES Gorne
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Mar 31 (PIA) - Former IPHO Technical Department Chief Dr. Zenaida Abiera, who is now the Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) Co-Chairperson of the Public-Private Mix Directly Observed Treatment Short –Course Chemotherapy (PPMD-DOTS) congratulated Southern Leyte since tuberculosis (TB) is no longer among the top ten leading cause of death in the province but still the fight against TB continues.
In 2009, TB ranks seventh in the top leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the province of Southern Leyte, Dr. Abiera revealed during the DySL Kapihan sa PIA , Wednesday at PIA Southern Leyte Provincial Office , however, this year the province no longer identifies the said disease among the top ten leading cause of death in the locality.
She noted the trend in TB prevalence in the province from 1990 recorded reduction from 38.2 to 31 per hundred thousand in 1995.
She added that the commitment of the provincial government in the fight against TB is worth commending as she once was among the technical experts working on the health problems in the province.
Abiera said however, the province still continues to fight for a “TB free” Southern Leyte in line with the vision of the country where the province joins in a joint collaboration and cooperation for both public and private sector to fight TB.
That Southern Leyte is among the provinces –recipient of the Philippine Coalition Against Tuberculosis (PhilCAT) through a grant by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria in close coordination with Department of Health (DOH) in the installation of service delivery units and coordinating structure of PPMD-DOTS, Abiera added.
She also disclosed that the PHilCAT-PCC in Southern Leyte through Provincial Health Officer II, Chief of Hospital Dr. Joselito Trumata, who is also the PCC- Chairman will spearhead an advocacy symposium for Public –Private Mix in TB Care and Control on April 6, 2011 at Kuting Reef Resort and Spa in Macrohon, Southern Leyte to orient and enlighten a multi-sectoral audience about the global, national and local TB burden through the PPMD- DOTS approach in TB control to realize the vision of a “TB Free” Philippines.
The program aims to engage the private sector in the care and control of TB in the province, she added.### (PIA Southern Leyte/esg)
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MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Mar 31 (PIA) - Former IPHO Technical Department Chief Dr. Zenaida Abiera, who is now the Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) Co-Chairperson of the Public-Private Mix Directly Observed Treatment Short –Course Chemotherapy (PPMD-DOTS) congratulated Southern Leyte since tuberculosis (TB) is no longer among the top ten leading cause of death in the province but still the fight against TB continues.
In 2009, TB ranks seventh in the top leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the province of Southern Leyte, Dr. Abiera revealed during the DySL Kapihan sa PIA , Wednesday at PIA Southern Leyte Provincial Office , however, this year the province no longer identifies the said disease among the top ten leading cause of death in the locality.
She noted the trend in TB prevalence in the province from 1990 recorded reduction from 38.2 to 31 per hundred thousand in 1995.
She added that the commitment of the provincial government in the fight against TB is worth commending as she once was among the technical experts working on the health problems in the province.
Abiera said however, the province still continues to fight for a “TB free” Southern Leyte in line with the vision of the country where the province joins in a joint collaboration and cooperation for both public and private sector to fight TB.
That Southern Leyte is among the provinces –recipient of the Philippine Coalition Against Tuberculosis (PhilCAT) through a grant by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria in close coordination with Department of Health (DOH) in the installation of service delivery units and coordinating structure of PPMD-DOTS, Abiera added.
She also disclosed that the PHilCAT-PCC in Southern Leyte through Provincial Health Officer II, Chief of Hospital Dr. Joselito Trumata, who is also the PCC- Chairman will spearhead an advocacy symposium for Public –Private Mix in TB Care and Control on April 6, 2011 at Kuting Reef Resort and Spa in Macrohon, Southern Leyte to orient and enlighten a multi-sectoral audience about the global, national and local TB burden through the PPMD- DOTS approach in TB control to realize the vision of a “TB Free” Philippines.
The program aims to engage the private sector in the care and control of TB in the province, she added.### (PIA Southern Leyte/esg)
http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=25301
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