LUNG MONTH CELEBRATION (August)

Lung Month Celebration (August)

Theme:  “Stop TBI Hanapin, Gamutin, Pagalingin”

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – August 4, 2015 – Lung Month Press Conference at Family Country Hotel, Gensan public officials were presents: Olivia T. Suradia, MPA, DMHRM, PIA, RED – R12, Teodenes F. Baluma, MD, MHA, EPCHA, CESO III, DOH, RED – R12, Francisco J. Mateo, MD, MPH, CESE, DOH –ARD – R12, Amebella C. Taruc, MD Chief – LHSD, DOH – R12 and KamjonUsman, Jr. RN, Regional NTP – Nurse Coordinator DOH – R12.

Every year, there is an estimated 9 million new TB cases but consistently 3 million cases were either not diagnosed, not treated, or diagnosed but not registered by national TB programmes (NTPs). Major efforts are needed to close this gap.

Following discussions and consultations with partners, thus the theme for 2015.

Partners will continue to call for a global effort to find, treat and cure all people with TB and accelerate progress towards the bold goal of ending TB by 2035.

To address TB, there is a critical need to address weakness in countries’ health systems, and we need sustained and predictable funding, political engagement and support. We need countries to step up their domestic investments in TB in a cost efficient manner – in prioritized interventions that work and show impact. We need communities, people affected and civil society in the driving seat.

Simultaneous celebration in the region.

Lung Month Celebration every August

Proclamation no. 1761 s. 1978 declares the month of August and every year thereafter as the National Lung Month (In relation to former President Manuel L. Quezon who was born on August and died with TB on the same month)

The National Lung Month is actually celebrated in the Philippines every August to promote awareness about pulmonary diseases. It is also in this month of August that all awareness programs about pulmonary diseases are conducted. The following are central events related to this month:

·          Lung Cancer Awareness Month

·          National Tuberculosis Awareness Month

·          National Tuberculosis Day – August 19

·          Asthma Week – August 17 to 21

Regional Updates

1.        Updated Targets until 2016 is 90% CDR and 90% Treatment Success Rate

2.        2014 accomplishment no. of diagnosed cases and treated: 97% or 11,940

a.       Target of 12,336

b.       1560 of these cases are TB in Children (15 years old below cases)

c.        59 TB DOTS facilities (3 are Hospitals DOTS, 56 are RHU based)

3.       1^st quarter 2015 reports; a total of 3967 cases were detected with TB

a.       Among these are 3699 new cases, 190 relapse cases, and 87 previously treated cases

b.       Sources of TB cases came from

          Public HC                                        2536

          Other Public                                    318

          Private                                              563

          Community                                      435

          Others                                               115

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        Grand Total                                    3852

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4.        Statistics show that 4 out of 10 TB symptomatic consulted a hospital and TB is one of the     leading causes of hospital admission and deaths.

5.       In Region 12, a total of 28 public hospitals and 77 private hospitals

1.       All of the public hospitals were engaged in TB DOTS

2.

10 of the private hospitals were engaged in TB DOTS

                           Engaged meaning these hospitals were oriented on TB DOTS referring and providing

                           Services, their functions, and committed to perform DOTS

6.       Cotabato Regional and Medical Center is a DOTS Provider Hospital and a Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant TB treatment Center for the region.

7.       The Doctors Clinic Hospital, Inc. in Koronadal City is a private TB Culture Laboratory in the region.

8.        Gen. Santos City Hospital is newly engaged Satellite Treatment  Center  for Programmatic Management  of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis. Formally launched last March 23, 2015

9.        3 genexpert sites  (rapid diagnostic tool) is operating at region 12 (CRMC, Koronadal CHO, and General Santos City Hospital)

10.    4 additional genexpert sites will be operating this year: SKPH, Kiamba district hospital, Cotabato provincial hospital, and Glan municipal hospital

11.    Outpatient TB DOTS package is now 4000 pesos as per PhilHealth Circular no. 014, s 2014

12.    No. of Presumptive Drug-resistant TB screened: 381

a.       No. of Confirmed DR TB on going treatment: 40

b.       No. of cured since 2011 (DRTB operation started at region 12): 4

13.    Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis new  initiatives

·          Community Based PMDT Care Initiative (ComPCare)

    1.  Home setting and patient centered approach DOT through community treatment partners

·          Integrated DOTS (iDOTS)

    2.  Integration of PMDT casefinding and caseholding to DOTS facility

·          Enhanced Transportation Allowance Package (ETAP)

    3.  Basically, enhancement of the transportation allowance of DR-TB patients (additional compensation/incentives to patients.)

·          Milestone Achievement Incentive Package (MAIP)

1.an initiatives that aims to rewards patients for their continued treatment throughout theduration of DRTB care

2.    5000 for the first 6 months and another 15,000 for the complete treatment of 18 months or more

14.    Different Partners in Region 12 NTP:

a.         Global Fund – Philippine Business for Social Progress, Primary recipient for funding malaria, AIDS and TB

b.        IMPACT (innovation, multisectoral partnership and alliance to control TB) helping low performing areas to achieved TB goals

c.         Philippine Tuberculosis Society Inc. (PTSI) – involving Private Hospitals of General Santos City to engaged of TB DOTS

Activities to be conducted:

·         Implementation of HIV collaboration in category B area (General Santos City only)

·         Monitoring and Supervisions to TB DOTS Facilities

·         Quarterly  Data review and reconciliation of NTP reports

·         Barangay level empowerment thru giving incentives for health workers

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