ACCESS TB Project

31/07/2025

As laboratories adapt to the increasing demands of the healthcare system, the COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM) grant has recently supported the implementation of a Laboratory Quality Management System (LQMS) workshop in various regional Centers for Health Development (CHDs), National Reference Laboratories, and Department of Health (DOH) hospitals nationwide.

This comprehensive five-day workshop was designed to enhance the capabilities of 60 medical health professionals in effectively implementing and improving LQMS within their respective facilities, using internationally recognized guidance tools such as the World Health Organization’s LQMS Handbook.

Through a structured, competency-based learning approach, participants gained practical knowledge on key quality management principles, including risk management, internal audits, document control, and continuous quality improvement. This initiative aligns with the long-term objective of enhancing laboratory performance, ensuring accurate and timely diagnostics, and ultimately promoting patient safety throughout the healthcare system.

29/07/2025

The Global Fund invested US$65.8 million in the Philippines to support the COVID-19 response.

Since then, these investments have continued to strengthen health systems. Within three years, the Philippines returned to pre-COVID-19 levels for tuberculosis case finding. The country is also now better prepared to respond to future health threats, keeping everyone, everywhere safer.

Learn more: https://impact.theglobalfund.org/en/global-health-security/

28/07/2025

As part of the Community-Based Surveillance (CBS) initiative, the C19RM grant conducted a monitoring and evaluation activity across several cities and municipalities in Bulacan province.

The assessment included six barangays from Calumpit, Malolos, and San Jose del Monte City, which aimed to review the implementation of health epidemic reporting in the region.

PBSP ACCESS TB, in collaboration with the Department of Health – Epidemic Bureau (DOH-EB) and The Task Force for Global Health (TFGH), seeks to equip local health workers and community leaders with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively monitor and report health issues. This initiative ultimately aims to create a more resilient and proactive public health system in Central Luzon.

25/07/2025

PBSP ACCESS TB, through its COVID-19 Response Mechanism grant, has recently rolled out the 7-1-7 framework for outbreak detection, reporting, and response in 52 municipalities across Central Luzon.

This initiative has allowed the Department of Health – Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in Central Luzon to evaluate the implementation of the revised Event-Based Surveillance and Response (ESR) core processes and Community-Based Surveillance (CBS) systems in each locality throughout the region.

The 7-1-7 framework establishes a standard for identifying public health threats within 7 days of their emergence, reporting these threats to national authorities within 1 day of detection, and initiating response measures within 7 days of notification.

This activity was organized by the Department of Health's Epidemiology Bureau, in collaboration with the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) in Central Luzon and technical experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC).

25/07/2025

Discover how the partnership between PBSP and The Global Fund is enhancing the country's health systems. This collaboration focuses on training healthcare workers, expanding laboratory networks, improving disease surveillance, and digitizing health information systems.

These initiatives are part of the COVID-19 Response Mechanism grant, which aims to prepare the country to respond effectively to future outbreaks of infectious diseases.

To learn more about PBSP's efforts to prepare for future pandemics, you can visit this link

Fighting deadly infectious diseases is in all our interests

09/07/2025

Outbreaks are inevitable. Epidemics and pandemics are preventable.

The Global Fund is investing in health systems and disease surveillance in more than 100 countries to help detect, track and contain new outbreaks around the world.

Discover how the Global Fund partnership stops deadly diseases in their tracks. Explore the new Global Health Security interactive website: https://impact.theglobalfund.org/en/global-health-security/

09/07/2025

PBSP ACCESS TB, in collaboration with the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), recently conducted laboratory outbreak response training for 32 registered medical technologists. The training focused on key infectious diseases, including diphtheria, cholera, and typhoid/paratyphoid fever.

The primary goal of this initiative is to strengthen the capabilities of selected Department of Health (DOH)-retained tertiary laboratories by improving diagnostic workflows, upgrading serological methods, and equipping laboratory personnel with effective outbreak response strategies.

This effort is part of the COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM) grant, which supports the enhancement of national laboratory preparedness and outbreak response. PBSP ACCESS TB, in close collaboration with the Department of Health (DOH) and RITM, remains committed to building the capacity of regional laboratories to detect, respond to, and manage emerging infectious disease threats.

08/07/2025

The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) recently held the Stakeholders Meeting in establishing the regional bacteriology and fungal network nationwide at Crimson Hotel in Alabang, Muntinlupa City.

The two-day event gathered 185 representatives from the Department of Health (DOH), National Reference Laboratories (NRL), regional laboratories, hospital administrators, and partners to discuss policy directions and sustainability frameworks for strengthening regional laboratory systems.

Through the COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM) grant, PBSP ACCESS TB aims to help build a resilient and well-coordinated regional laboratory network that enables timely disease detection, improves outbreak response, and enhances the country’s public health preparedness.

13/06/2025

PBSP ACCESS TB Project, through its Bids and Award Committee (BAC), invites interested bidders to submit an Application for Eligibility and subsequently to bid for the Supply and Delivery of Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) Materials for Palawan.

PBSP ACCESS TB, the Principal Recipient under the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis Grant Cycle 7, is committed to safeguarding the well-being of all its employees, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors, volunteers, and other partners.

PBSP ACCESS TB project has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH). It ensures that all individuals associated with and engaged in this grant perform their tasks and activities guided by the Global Fund Code of Conduct for Recipients and the Code of Ethical Conduct for Country Coordinating Mechanisms, emphasizing the Global Fund’s core ethical values of integrity, duty of care, accountability, dignity, and respect.

Below is the Terms of Reference (TOR) for your proposal.

29/05/2025

PBSP ACCESS TB, in partnership with the Department of Health's Epidemiology Bureau (DOH-EB),has officially launched the first batch of Community Event-Based Surveillance and Response (CESR)training in Coron, Palawan.

Funded through the COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM) grant, this initiative marks a significant step toward strengthening local health systems in remote and underserved areas. Nearly 50 local health professionals from the municipalities of Busuanga, Coron, Culion, and Linapacan participated in the initial Training of Trainers (TOT) program designed to enhance disease surveillance and response mechanisms at the community level.

Throughout three intensive days, participants received hands-on training on early detection, verification, reporting, and coordinated response to emerging health threats. The training also emphasized a multi-sectoral approach to public health by including not only healthcare workers, but also representatives from the agricultural and environmental sectors. This cross-sectoral participation reflects a growing recognition that effective public health surveillance requires an integrated response that considers environmental and socio-economic determinants in health.

The trained health workers will serve as community-based trainers, expected to cascade their learnings to over 1,000 registered and accredited Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) across the four municipalities in the coming months. This will significantly expand the reach of the CESR and build the capacity of grassroots health responders to detect and manage public health concerns in real time.

Through this partnership, PBSP ACCESS TB and DOH-EB continue to champion inclusive and sustainable health solutions that empower communities and strengthen local health governance across the province of Palawan.

19/05/2025

PBSP ACCESS TB Project, through its Bids and Award Committee (BAC), invites interested bidders to submit an Application Eligibility and subsequently to bid for Supply and Delivery of Mobile Phones to Barangay Health Stations.

PBSP ACCESS TB, the Principal Recipient under the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis Grant Cycle 7, is committed to safeguarding the well-being of all its employees, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors, volunteers, and other partners.

PBSP ACCESS TB project has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH). It ensures that all individuals associated with and engaged in this grant perform their tasks and activities guided by the Global Fund Code of Conduct for Recipients and the Code of Ethical Conduct for Country Coordinating Mechanisms, emphasizing the Global Fund’s core ethical values of integrity, duty of care, accountability, dignity, and respect.

Below is the Terms of Reference (TOR) for your proposal.

15/05/2025

“In global health, partnering with the private sector isn’t just valuable – it’s essential. From tackling pandemics to strengthening health systems, the private sector’s resources, expertise, and speed are critical to driving impact at scale.”

At CodewayExpo 2025 in Italy, The Global Fund Board Chair Lady Roslyn Morauta highlighted how private sector collaboration is accelerating progress on health and development across Africa.

From expanding access to innovative HIV prevention tools to building stronger health systems, these partnerships are helping communities thrive and prepare for future health threats.

Working together, we can build a healthier and more prosperous world for all.

Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale | Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance | (RED) | DREAM Sant'Egidio | Doctors with Africa CUAMM