DOH launches multi-sectoral initiative to eradicate tuberculosis

DOH launches multi-sectoral initiative to eradicate tuberculosis

Posted by Ria Hazel on 7:32 AM in Department of Health, DOH, health, health news, tuberculosis, tuberculosis in the Philippines,

OIC Secretary of Health – Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire and Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. present the PAAP-TB document

The Department of Health (DOH) has launched the Philippine Acceleration Action Plan for Tuberculosis (PAAP-TB), a multisectoral initiative to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) in the country by 2035. The DOH together with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), through the PAAP-TB aims to provide wider access to health services, and improved education and public information, social protection, and labor protection to eradicate TB by 2030.

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CSMC tackles challenges and opportunities of the DOH with latest webicon

CSMC tackles challenges and opportunities of the DOH with latest webicon

Posted by Ria Hazel on 7:59 AM in Cardinal Santos Medical Center, COVID-19, Covid-19 prevention, CSMC, DOH, health, health program, Help, Pandemic,

Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC) recently held its 13th webicon entitled “Challenges and Opportunities of the Department of Health – CSMC Healthcare Summit” last Sept. 9, Friday. The event was livestreamed via Zoom and on Facebook.

For this webicon, CSMC brought together top professionals in the field of medicine and healthcare to discuss different topics and issues that need to be addressed by the Department of Health (DOH) and its incoming secretary. The webicon was moderated by the President of the Philippine College of Physicians, Prof. Diana A. Payawal.

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