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PhilCAT will host virtual World TB Day event on March 24, 2021, starting at 2:00 PM.
Download a calendar entry: http://bit.ly/3qy0jT1
The virtual commemoration is open to all with regional sessions starting at 2pm and the event proper starting at 3pm. A registration link and additional instructions will be shared soon.
Join Us for a Free Webinar Session!
PhilCAT, in partnership with Department of Health and USAID’s TB Innovations and Health Systems Strengthening Project, invites you for a 2-hour webinar session entitled “RAISING THE BAR TO IMPROVE TB TESTING IN THE PHILIPPINES” this coming August 19, 2020, Wednesday, at 2:00 – 4:00 PM PST.
Current health systems miss finding persons due to various reasons that include lack of affordable access in the private sector to GeneXpert MTB/RIF test, the primary rapid molecular diagnostic test for TB. One out 3 persons with TB symptoms prefer to seek care in the private sector where GeneXpert MTB/Rif is limited and expensive. Recently, DOH’s National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) and the National TB Reference Laboratory (NTRL) developed the TB Laboratory Network Strategic Plan (LNSP), a roadmap which aims to eliminate TB in the country through improved access to quality-assured TB diagnostic services and expanded in the private sector.
This session aims to address prevailing challenges and share ongoing experiences to improve country capacity for TB testing.
To register in advance, kindly click the link below:
http://bit.ly/philcatwebs4-reg
See you there!
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