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Management of tuberculosis refers to techniques and procedures utilized for treating tuberculosis (TB), or simply a treatment plan for TB. The medical standard for active TB is a short course treatment involving a combination of isoniazid , rifampicin (also known as Rifampin), pyrazinamide , and ethambutol for the first two months.
Directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS, also known as TB-DOTS) is the name given to the tuberculosis (TB) control strategy recommended by the World Health Organization. [1] According to WHO, "The most cost-effective way to stop the spread of TB in communities with a high incidence is by curing it.
The Department of Health (DOH; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kalusugan) is the executive department of the government of the Philippines responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services by all Filipinos through the provision of quality health care, the regulation of all health services and products.
The Insular Board of Health was given the power to draft legislation for sanitary and medical practices in the Philippines. They were tasked with studying diseases and prevention methods, as well as overseeing public health. [17] The Board of Health made strategies to counter many diseases like leprosy.
The Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital (DJNRMH), formerly known as Central Luzon Sanitarium, [1] and also called as the Tala Leprosarium, [2] was established in 1940, to accommodate patients with Hansen's Disease in the entire Luzon region in the Philippines.
The Medical City, Don Eugenio Lopez Sr. Medical Complex, Ortigas Avenue, Brgy. Ugong, Pasig City Cardinal Santos Medical Center 10 Wilson St., Greenhills, San Juan City St. Luke’s Medical Center - Global City: Rizal Drive corner 32nd Street and 5th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig Fatima University Medical Center Corporation
The Philippine Medical Care Program began in 1971 following the Philippine Medical Care Act of 1969. [6] It mandated creation of the Philippine Medical Care Commission (PMCC). In 1990, bills were passed that led to significant improvement of public health care insurance.
Alabang Medical Center [5] – Alabang–Zapote Road; Alabang Medical Clinic–Muntinlupa Branch – National Highway, Putatan; Asian Hospital and Medical Center – Civic Drive, Filinvest City, Alabang; Babaran–Echavez Medical and Psychiatric Clinic – Amparo Street, Poblacion; Beato Cauilan Hospital – Villa Carolina, National Highway