NMSC College Clinic

‼️WHO, DOH TARGET 12M FILIPINOS TO BE SCREENED FOR TB BY 2026; PHILIPPINES AIMS TO DOUBLE BUDGET FOR TB SERVICES‼️

DOH is intensifying TB elimination efforts under President Marcos Jr.'s directive, with the new Philippine Strategic TB Elimination Plan (PhilSTEP2) and the Philippine Acceleration Action Plan for Tuberculosis PAAP-TB 2023–2035.

✅DOH plans to screen 12 million Filipinos nationwide by 2026.

✅DOH proposed 2026 budget for TB program is ₱4.2 Billion to accelerate service delivery.

✅ Prevention is strengthened through the roll-out of shorter Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment (TPT) regimens and contact investigation resulting in more than 50% increase in TPT enrollment in 2024.

✅TPT expansion to cover contacts of drug-resistant TB cases and is now under advanced programmatic implementation.

✅Literacy on prevention and treatment is also boosted with community campaigns like TPTodo.

DOH Sec. Ted Herbosa shares how DOH is modernizing TB screening and treatment in the country.

The DOH confirms the first MPox case in Ozamiz City. There is no need to panic but everyone is urged to remain vigilant and cautious!

Amping ta tanan!

BREAKING: ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY CONFIRMS FIRST CASE OF MONKEYPOX (MPOX) ⚠️🦠

The Provincial Health Office of Zamboanga Sibugay confirms its FIRST CASE of Monkeypox (Mpox) in the province today, May 24, 2025.

Patient is a 3-year-old female, resident of Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay, who is currently recovering at Dr. George T. Hofer Medical Center (DGTHMC). The patient was first seen at the Tungawan Rural Health Office on May 5, 2025, during which, blood sample was collected and sent to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) for confirmatory testing.

Both the patient and her immediate family were placed under home quarantine since May 5 and contact tracing was immediately undertaken to prevent further spread of the disease. All individuals identified as close contacts are being notified and monitored under national health protocols.

As the country prepares to mark International AIDS Memorial Day on Sunday, the Department of Health (DOH) has reported that over 5,000 cases of HIV or human immunodeficiency virus have been recorded during the first three months of the year. https://tinyurl.com/ydwyz4nj

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Ayaw na pagduha-duha ! 😎 Sugdan na ang Libreng tuli karong May 07, 2025 (Myerkules), 𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙨 8 𝙨𝙖 𝙗𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙜 🕗 ‼️30 𝙠𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙮𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚 𝙠𝙖𝙙𝙖 𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜, mao nga una-una lang ta.

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