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Samahan ng Lusog Baga Association, Inc. (SLBAI)
Ma. Cristina Brigaste, RNPresident
Samahan ng Lusog BagaLung Center of the Philippines
Our role…• to provide INFORMATION, support services
and to share experiences, knowledge and skills in a CARING ENVIRONMENT with others who are in a similar situation.
Samahan ng Lusog Baga Association, Inc. (SLBAI)ADVISERS: Dr. Raoul Villarete and Dr. Vivian Lofranco
A non-stock, non-profit association with office located at the LCP-NCPR
Composed of former TB / DRTB patients Established in 2001 and SEC registered in April
5,2005 Currently with 40 active members Active member: Country Coordinating
Mechanism, GFATM , PhilCAT (multi-sectoral organization promoting PPMD)
R O L E S A N D R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S O F M E M B E R S
Serve as Contact Person in organizing community outreach programs in coordination with the LCP DOTS Center Staff and the local government units in the depressed areas in Quezon City and other areas in Metro Manila.
Refer identified presumptive TB to the LCP DOTS Center for diagnosis and treatment.
Samahan ng Lusog Baga Association, Inc. (SLBAI)
Promote DOTS Services. Act as TB advocates Serve as treatment partner, if necessary, to TB
cases who live near his/her house. Assist the DOTS Center Staff in retrieving
defaulters Act as peer educator to ongoing DRTB Refer or report TB patients who experience
adverse reaction/s or side effect/s from the medicines taken through the LCP DOTS Center.
Activities…
Community outreach in depressed areas in
Quezon City
Share experiences and serve as TB advocates during World TB Day and other National Events
Participation in national events like World TB Day and annual
convention/seminars to raise TB awareness and concerns by sharing
testimonies; press conferences.
With Sec. Ona, Asec. Lagahid, Dir. Asuncion, Dr. Vianzon, Dr. Garfin
Social Media
BLOGGING
Strategic Planning-Workshop on Human Rights Based Approach in ACSM for Tuberculosis (TB) Key
Affected Persons (KAP)
May 26-29, 2014, Camp John Hay, Baguio City
27 KAP’s from different DOTS facilities:Lung Center of the Philippines, Kasaka,
Tayuman, San Lazaro, Batangas Medical Center, De La Salle-Cavite, and
Baguio General Hospital.
Key Affected Persons
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Actively participate……………
Act as peer educator to ongoing DRTB to address the increasing loss to follow up
Convince other cured patients as volunteers or treatment partners
Organize a national KAP summit for clear future directions in TB control
Needs Proper training as peer
educator/counselors Group representation for livelihood
programs, involvement in NTP activities on planning, advocacy
Institutionalize the KAP group
P L A N S Formulate guidelines for the formation of
patient organizations. Capacity building to become peer
counselors / peer educators Strengthen and improve livelihood programs. Tap funding agencies to provide for the
projects/plans of different patient support groups
And we, as Patient support group as well as the health care providers
have a BIG ROLE TO PLAY IN TB CONTROL.
Thank you !