Over 7,000 individuals receive free TB screening, other services – DOH

MANILA, Philippines — Over 7,000 individuals have received free tuberculosis (TB) screenings and other health services in 17 regions in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said. READ: Herbosa not suspended, still DOH secretary – Malacañang In a statement on Friday, the DOH said the following free services were provided by the agency and different organizations’ Nationwide Simultaneous Active Case Finding and other initiatives: TB screening – chest X-ray Tuberculin Skin Test TB confirmatory testing—sputum testing HIV testing at counselling Health education “Layon ng DOH na mapalawak at mapabilis ang Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment (TPT) coverage na napatunayang epektibong proteksyon […]... Keep on reading: Over 7,000 individuals receive free TB screening, other services – DOH