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| Organization Name: | ACT (Alliance to Control Tuberculosis in Tacloban) |
| Organization Street 1: | 1) ACT @ Lungcare Center 851-853 National Highway, Fatima Village, |
| Organization Street 2: | 2) INSPIRE (Respiratory Team in Region 8 Corporation) @ Cardio-Pulmonary Room, DWU Hospital, Avenida Veteranos, |
| Organization City: | Tacloban City |
| Organization Province: | Leyte |
| Organization Post Code: | 6500 |
| Organization Country: | Philippines |
| Organization Phone: | +639157688088 |
| Organization Email: | drasevangelista@yahoo.com |
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Focal Point Contact Information | |
| Focal Point Salutation: | Dr |
| Focal Point First Name: | ANTONIETO |
| Focal Point Last Name: | EVANGELISTA |
| Focal Point Title: | Corporate Secretary of INSPIRE and Council Chairman of ACT TACLOBAN |
| Focal Point Email: | drasevangelista@yahoo.com |
Stop TB Partner Information | |
| Organization Type: | NGO - National TB |
| Organization Description: | ACT (Alliance to Control Tuberculosis) is the council for tuberculosis of INSPIRE (Respiratory Team in Region 8), A Non-Profit Organization organized by respiratory physicians for adult and children, respiratory therapies, nurses, allied medical professionals, and public or private concerned individuals who are engaged in the effort to integrate the resources from all sectors and use these in promoting pulmonary programs: ACT (Alliance to Control Tuberculosis)- for Tuberculosis; COACH (Community of Asthmatics Concerned in Health) for ASTHMA; ACES (Alliance for COPD Education and Support) for COPD; and A Lung Cancer Support Group; and It will also set up a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center. ACT (Alliance to Control Tuberculosis) primary activities are directed towards: 1) promoting the DOTS program and awareness among patients with tuberculosis, 2) educate the community and people affected with tuberculosis and to provide lectures and training to nursing and medical students, 3) sought material and financial resources to support DOTS activities and 4) study the appropriateness in the local setting of anti-TB project concepts and also the program impact prospect and viability of plans or theories on how PPMDOTS and workplace DOTS clinics may be sustained and Private MD's DOTS clinics be implemented. A technical assistance project is being studied to somehow answer lack of physician manpower for clinical tuberculosis. |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Involvement in TB control provision |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Information on developments within the TB world |
| What TB activity\ies are you mainly involved in: |
Advocacy, communication and social mobilizationHealth PromotionTB education and awareness raising FundingAdvocacyTechnical AssistanceFrontline TB Services/ Programme Implementation (operational: treatment and diagnostics)Human Resources training (Drs, nurses, researchers, NGOs) Research |
| Which Working Group(s) will you participate in: |
ACSM |
| No of staff who are directly involved with TB: | 6 - 10 |
| Which country are you based in: | Philippines |
| Which country/ies do you do operate in: |
Philippines |
| Which WHO region is the main focus of your work: | Western Pacific |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | Unknown |
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Declaration of interests No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |