Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Highest case detection and cure rate of tuberculosis (TB)

The Center for Health Development (CHD)-Calabarzon region of the Department of Health (DOH) recently awarded Rizal province for achieving the highest case detection and cure rate of tuberculosis (TB) in the whole region.

In a letter to Rizal Gov. Jun Ynares, Director Juanito Taleon of CHD-Calabarzon region said that the province is receiving an achievement award for being the regional champion with the highest TB case detection and cure rate during the 6th Tuberculosis program regional recognition rites held recently in a famous resort hotel in the province.

The award is the second recognition given to Rizal province. Rizal Gov. Jun Ynares said that the award is another manifestation of our unrelenting efforts to totally control the spread of the disease among the province's vulnerable constituents.

In a related development, the provincial government of Rizal has scaled-up its anti-TB program by collaborating recently with various government agencies and private groups and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The MOU signing marked the public-private partnership initiative in providing access to TB care and management and ensures all people can avail of the TB treatment.

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