Advocacy activities of the Advocacy activities of the National TB Program (NTP) National TB Program (NTP) Jaime Y. Lagahid, MD, MPH Director III, Infectious Disease Office National Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Department of Health
• Official communication handle of the NTP • Official communication handle of the NTP • DOH’ ’s s re re- -energized fight against TB energized fight against TB • DOH
• Collaborative effort among DOH and • Collaborative effort among DOH and Local Government Units (LGUs LGUs) ) Local Government Units ( Philippine Coalition Against TB (PhilCAT) Philippine Coalition Against TB (PhilCAT) Philippine Health Insurance Corporation ( PhilHealth PhilHealth) ) Philippine Health Insurance Corporation ( Comprehensive and Unified Policy for TB Control Comprehensive and Unified Policy for TB Control - Government and private agencies Government and private agencies - Donor agencies – – JICA, WHO, USAID, GFATM, WVDFI JICA, WHO, USAID, GFATM, WVDFI Donor agencies
• Refers to a special group dedicated to take care TB • Refers to a special group dedicated to take care TB symptomatics and TB patients and TB patients symptomatics • Initially, includes the health workers in the Barangay Barangay • Initially, includes the health workers in the Health Stations and the Rural Health Units Health Stations and the Rural Health Units TB network , • With TB network , EVERYONE EVERYONE in the community who in the community who • With wish to help in the administration administration and and financing financing of DOTS of DOTS wish to help in the will be involved will be involved • EVERYONE refers to family and relatives of the TB refers to family and relatives of the TB • EVERYONE patient, church organizations, civic organizations, NGOs, patient, church organizations, civic organizations, NGOs, schools, companies and corporations schools, companies and corporations
Information regarding TB network are disseminated through Information regarding TB network are disseminated through Print ads, Radio & TV commercials as endorsed by as endorsed by Print ads, Radio & TV commercials the Secretary of Health the Secretary of Health
Public-Private Mix DOTS Installation Package involves Advocacy • Preparatory visit • Central Planning Workshop • Initial publicity • DOTS advocacy symposium • DOTS Training • Meeting for signing of the Memorandum of Understanding • Launching
Participants Advocacy Symposium Speakers
Trainings Training on NTP-MOP for Basic Microscopy Training DOTS Provider DOTS Training for Referring Physicians
Celebration of the World TB day (March Celebration of the World TB day (March 13, 2005) 13, 2005) • Distribution of WHO Information Kits, Fact • Distribution of WHO Information Kits, Fact sheets sheets • Testimonies from cured TB patients • Testimonies from cured TB patients • Distribution of other IEC materials like T- -shirts, shirts, • Distribution of other IEC materials like T pamphlets, posters, flyers, caps, vests, pamphlets, posters, flyers, caps, vests, brochures, hand bands, pins, sun visors and etc. brochures, hand bands, pins, sun visors and etc. • Promotion and production of the DOTS Jingle for • Promotion and production of the DOTS Jingle for all NTP activities at the national, regional and all NTP activities at the national, regional and municipal levels municipal levels
Celebration of the National TB Day Celebration of the National TB Day (August 19, 2005) (August 19, 2005) -Recognition of Outstanding DOTS Recognition of Outstanding DOTS - Implementors in the public and private in the public and private Implementors sector sector Triad of Triad of - outstanding DOTS facility outstanding DOTS facility - - outstanding treatment partner outstanding treatment partner - - cured TB patient cured TB patient -
Philippine Coalition Against Tuberculosis Annual Convention • Three days duration • Convenes the public and private sectors to inform them of the initiatives of the government and of the coalition – Public-Private Mix DOTS – Community-based DOTS – TB Out-patient Benefit Package • Conducted in coordination with DOH, Medical societies and the private sector
Global Fund Social Mobilization on Tuberculosis Project • Advocacy and social mobilization efforts Advocacy and social mobilization efforts • led to the development of task forces in led to the development of task forces in selected barangays barangays. . selected
Task Forces • Task forces are multi Task forces are multi- -sectoral sectoral groups groups • formed to empower the community to formed to empower the community to participate in the TB program participate in the TB program • Multi Multi- -sectoral sectoral groups are composed of the groups are composed of the • volunteer health workers, retired volunteer health workers, retired government employees, cured TB government employees, cured TB patients, etc patients, etc
Functions of the Task Force Members • Act as treatment partners Act as treatment partners • • Increase the awareness of the community Increase the awareness of the community • regarding TB to improve health seeking regarding TB to improve health seeking behavior of TB symptomatics symptomatics behavior of TB • Advocate to the Local Government Advocate to the Local Government • Executives for resources Executives for resources
Other Advocacy activities in the Other Advocacy activities in the DOH for the NTP DOH for the NTP 1. Inclusion of the Health Promotion Component Inclusion of the Health Promotion Component 1. in the revised 2005 Manual of Procedures in the revised 2005 Manual of Procedures 2. Lectures and advocacy of NTP Lectures and advocacy of NTP- -DOTS to private DOTS to private 2. companies companies 3. Revision and Creation of IEC materials through Revision and Creation of IEC materials through 3. the support of the Philippine Business for Social the support of the Philippine Business for Social Progress as supported by the TIPS Project - - Progress as supported by the TIPS Project USAID USAID
Plan of Activities for 2006 Plan of Activities for 2006 1. Training of Health Education and Promotion Training of Health Education and Promotion 1. Officers on Advocacy and Communications for Officers on Advocacy and Communications for NTP NTP 2. Formation of volunteer groups (TB- -DOTS DOTS 2. Formation of volunteer groups (TB Advocates & Student- -Employees Group) Employees Group) Advocates & Student 3. Inventory and updating of IECs IECs 3. Inventory and updating of 4. Creation and promotion of appropriate IEC 4. Creation and promotion of appropriate IEC materials to specific target groups like children, materials to specific target groups like children, adults, MDRTB, general public, PPMD units, adults, MDRTB, general public, PPMD units, etc. etc.
Partners in Advocacy Partners in Advocacy GFATM GDF
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