DOH, DSWD, USAID strengthen collab to end TB in Region 3
Philippine Information Agency
11 May 2021, 00:38 GMT+10
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, May 10 (PIA) -- Department of Health (DOH), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and USAID's TB Platforms signed a Memorandum of Agreement that will pave the way for a faster and effective Tuberculosis (TB) case detection, care, treatment and prevention in Central Luzon.
"This coalition shall work hand-in-hand in developing strategies in the successful implementation of TB programs at the community level," DOH Regional Director Corazon Flores said.
Under this partnership, Pantawid Pamilya parent leaders of DSWD will assist in the conduct of TB symptomatic screening among program beneficiaries during regular pay-out and family development sessions.