18/05/2026
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May 11-14, 2026 - The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) under the leadership of Dr. Nelson O. Paguirigan, PHO II, through the National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP), conducted the orientation on βStrengthening the Capacity of Midwives and Barangay Health Workers in the TB Cascade of Care and TB Preventive Treatment (TPT) Contact Investigationβ to enhance community-based tuberculosis (TB) detection, referral, and prevention efforts in the Province of Isabela.
Conducted in four batches, the activity gathered 78 Municipal/City Midwives and 78 Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) from various health facilities across the province. Resource speakers from the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), together with the Provincial NTP Core Team, facilitated the one-day capacity-building workshop.
The orientation covered the current TB situation, TB Cascade of Care, contact investigation, and Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment (TPT). Participants also underwent technical sessions, practical demonstrations, case discussions, and an open forum to strengthen their skills in symptom screening, referral processes, documentation, and monitoring of TB contacts.
The activity reinforced the vital role of frontline health workers in improving early TB detection, increasing TPT enrollment, and strengthening community-based TB prevention and control efforts in the Province of Isabela.
