STO. TOMAS, Pampanga – The Department of Health (DOH) regional office will utilize Rural Health Units (RHU) in effectively detecting tuberculosis (TB) cases in Pampanga.
DOH Regional Director Dr. Leonita Gorgolon said her office and the provincial government will closely work together for the implementation of the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP).
The NTP, she added, aimed to detect the affected residents and eventually cure them.
Gorgolon disclosed that “generally, 95 percent of the total population of the country are potential victims of tuberculosis.”
She added that “our tropical climate and the crowded homes of Filipinos” are the reasons for the alarming percentage of people that could be affected by TB.
Gorgolon said the DOH and Gov. Lilia Pineda have teamed up to rehabilitate at least 19 RHUs, most of which are at the province’s fourth district.
The RHUs will be used to detect the cases of TB in 20 towns and the City of San Fernando.
“We will just train people on the detection of TB. Then the province and respective town will do the work,” said Gorgolon.
She stressed that “it’s wonderful to work with a hardworking and supportive governor” in the fight against TB.
Pineda recently launched a province-wide campaign to “detect and cure” TB cases in Pampanga. She had utilized nurses to help in detecting the cases of disease.
