#EndTB campaign continues with 3,171 Cavite City households reached

by Ruel B. Francisco May 18, 2021 Cavite Positive Action Group (CPAG) (Photo from ...

by Ruel B. Francisco
May 18, 2021

Cavite Positive Action Group (CPAG) (Photo from Cavite Positive Action Group The Jch Advocacy Inc FB Page)

TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite - The #EndTB campaign of the USAID's TB Platforms Projects in partnership with the Cavite Positive Action Group (CPAG) had reached 3,171 households since the start of the campaign in January 2021.

CPAG and USAID's TB Platforms continue to conduct community TB education in six barangays in Cavite City. The city is one of the highly burdened of TB cases in CALABARZON region, according to the Department of Health.



In collaboration with CPAG's barangay champions, households were provided information regarding TB symptoms and the high-risk groups for the disease with regular house-to-house visits and community outreach activities.

They encouraged stakeholders such as the high risk groups and those experiencing TB symptoms for immediate TB screening in the nearest health facilities.



Likewise, city government officials and barangay leaders fully supported the public awareness campaign as Mayor Bernardo Paredes joined their community outreach while daughter Apple Paredes participated in media interviews promoting awareness for TB down to the barangay level.

CPAG Executive Director JC Honra said, " We are grateful that our City Mayor Bernardo Paredes and her daughter, ABC President, Apple Paredes are with us to help raise public awareness that TB is a killer disease but it is treatable and preventable. Our health office and barangay leaders are also collaborating with us to promote health-seeking behaviour for TB amid the CoViD-19 pandemic."



CPAG not only educates people about TB but also helps address stigma related to TB and HIV (people with HIV are at higher risk of TB infection) in selected barangays of Cavite City. They will further advocate for increased funding and TB response efforts in the city. (Ruel Francisco with reports from Dhee Paredes of TB Platforms Projects/CPAG FB page)