It's Meant TB
Today in our society the most common sickness that people are afraid are cancer, leukemia, AIDS, Ebola, But they forgot that a lot of people still die of Tuberculosis. As far as I remember when my kids are young they had Primary Complex which the Doctor explained as TB for children, it should be treated everyday for 6 months. I asked how did they acquire it they told me it's a viral disease that they can get from people contaminated with TB.
This campaign is so educational that is why I attended because I still have questions about the Primary Complex.
From TB
to MDR-TB to XDR-TB
Tuberculosis
(TB) is a curable disease if diagnosed promptly and adequately treated. A risk
of developing multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), however, increases due to failure
to complete the prescribed six-month treatment (i.e., directly observed
treatment, short course or TB DOTS), inapt treatment regimen or unreliable
supply of drugs. MDR-TB is resistant to the two most powerful and commonly used
drugs in the first-line regimen: isoniazid and rifampicin. Treatment for MDR-TB
requires expensive second-line anti-TB drugs, which must be administered for a
minimum of two years or longer.
From MDR-TB emerges an even more fatal
TB—the Extremely drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB), also known as Extensively
drug-resistant TB. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that an
average of roughly 5 %t of MDR-TB cases are XDR-TB. This form of TB poses a more
serious and complicated threat to the lives of those infected because of its
resistance to first- and second-line drugs. Treatment options therefore are
very limited. Reports reveal that an estimated 70% of XDR-TB patients die
within a month of diagnosis.
Medical treatment of TB requires
serious commitment in order to effectively cure patients and avoid further complications.
Early detection of TB together with its proper management prevents the
emergence of drug-resistant TB. Likewise, adequate treatment of MDR-TB prevents
the emergence of XDR-TB.
The talked we attended was so interesting, there where different topics that really opened my mind about TB. Questions like:
How is TB Treated?
Who could get TB?
Reasons Why Treatments Don't Work?Truth and Myth about TB
They also have TB Articles like:
August 19 is National TB Day
Signed
on July 30, 1996, President Fidel V. Ramos by virtue of Proclamation No. 840 declared
August 19 as National Tuberculosis Day. (Read
the proclamation here:
http://www.healthpromo.doh.gov.ph/events/natl-tuberculosis-day/)
With the
aim to promote awareness on tuberculosis (TB)—an infectious yet curable disease
which to date is the sixth leading cause of death in the Philippines—National
TB Day is celebrated in August in observance also of National Tuberculosis
Awareness Month.
At the
same time, August 19 commemorates the birth of President Manuel L. Quezon who
died of TB more than 70 years ago. Today
marks the late President’s 136th birthday anniversary—a non-working
holiday in Quezon City, Quezon and Aurora provinces.
For 18
years now, the Department of Health (DOH) together with Local Government Units
(LGU) thru its National TB Program (NTP) has been strengthening its campaign to
eliminate TB cases in the country by raising knowledge and awareness on the
early detection and treatment of TB.
UP celebrates #TBday
In observance
of the National Tuberculosis Awareness Month, the UP College of Mass
Communication (UPCMC) held its #TBday event yesterday, August 18, 2014.
Faculty, staff and students gathered at the CMC Annex Lobby for a series of
activities.*
Dr.
Samuel Duran of the East Avenue Medical Center graced the event to express his
gratitude to DZUP as partner in raising the awareness on TB. DZUP’s Ms. Ivy
Claudio, in response, explained the significance of utilizing radio and online
media platforms to achieve this goal.
Throughout
the event, people expressed their support by liking the TB or not TB Facebook
Page and by using “I Support #TBDay” on their Facebook and Twitter posts.
www.tbornottb.com.ph is a project of the DOH in
partnership with DZUP for its TB awareness campaign.
TB Day in Antipolo
To cap off National Tuberculosis (TB) Awareness Month, the DZUP-DOH team held a #TBday event last Saturday, August 30, 2014, at Cansantville Colleges, Antipolo City. Students from Grade 1-9, together with their families, participated in fun and educational activities, which revolved around fighting the stigma and debunking the myths and misconceptions about TB.
Aimed at raising TB knowledge and awareness on primary school learners, Cansantville Colleges would be the first of a series of school visits by the DZUP-DOH team. The team is slated to visit more schools around Metro Manila in the coming weeks.
TB DOTS Clap for a TB-Free Philippines
Recently, the TB or Not TB Team visited two schools in Quezon City for its #TBDay school tour—San Vicente Elementary School (September 8) and North Fairview Elementary School (September 22).
As part of the Department of Health’s (DOH) campaign to raise awareness on tuberculosis (TB), the students participated in fun and educational activities, which centered on fighting the stigma and debunking the myths and misconceptions about the disease.
For More information about TB you can visit the website at www.tbornottb.com.ph
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