BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL
Aklan Governor Florencio
Miraflores and town mayors pledged their support for the Local Tuberculosis
(TB) program in a ceremonial signing during the Provincial-Municipal local
chief executives dialogue on TB control on May 30 here.
In Aklan, there are 20 rural
health units, three hospitals and a clinic accredited and certified DOTs
facilities.
Last year, Aklan had an
annual case detection of 90 percent compared to 101 percent in 2012. Aklan also
registered 91 percent tuberculosis cure rate in 2013 from a low of 77 percent
in 2010.
Recognizing the need for a
more unified and concerted effort, the governor also vowed to undertake support
for the Ligtas na Pamilyang Pilipino laban sa TB (LPP-TB Program) by organizing
and institutionalizing the Provincial Multi-Sectoral Alliance for TB Control
(PMSA) and by improving compliance of provincial and district hospitals to
Philippine Plan of Action to Control TB (PhilPACT) standards and TB Directly
Observed Treatment Short-course (TB DOTS) treatment protocols.
As part of the pledge, the
provincial government of Aklan will also provide financial support to
strengthen TB service delivery mechanisms and to promote and strengthen
public-private sector collaboration and multi-sectoral partnerships for TB
control at the local level.
The multi-sectoral Aklan
Tuberculosis Council also plan this year to install remote smearing sites in
Geographically Isolated and Displaced Areas (GIDA) and MultiDrug-Resistant (MDR)
TB satellite treatment center at Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon Memorial Hospital.
The collaborations of
Department of Health (DoH), the province of Aklan and other partners had ensured
that TB diagnostic, treatment and information services are available and
accessible to the communities.
For decades, tuberculosis
has been among the top killers and causes of disease despite a rigorous
struggle through the National TB program.
About 200,000 to 600,000
Filipinos have TB, with 75 people die daily from this curable disease.
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