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QUEZON CITY (PIA) — The Philippines and the United States launched the Philippines-United States (US) Tuberculosis Care and Prevention Project for veterans on Friday at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) in Quezon City.
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro and US Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Lipton led the launch, advancing tuberculosis prevention and treatment through the Veterans Enhanced Screening, Testing and Treatment for Tuberculosis (VESTT-TB) Project.
“To the VMMC family, we are growing, we are maturing in our mission role. I've always supported you because we're at the forefront now in changing paradigms, to make us more reachable and more relevant to the lives of those we are supposed to serve in the first place. And hopefully we can serve them in such a state as to prevent them from visiting this place ever, except for consultations,” said Secretary Teodoro.
Ambassador Lipton said the U.S. government is providing $183,000 to VMMC to support TB prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for veterans.
“Tuberculosis remains a serious challenge in the Philippines. So, we're bringing together great doctors, strong institutions, and some very impressive United States technology,” Lipton said.
The project reaffirms the longstanding ironclad partnership between the Philippines and the United States, the officials said, adding that the Tuberculosis Care and Prevention Project underscores the mutual commitment to the advancement of the healthcare system through the modernization of tuberculosis screening, testing, and treatment for Filipinos, especially for veterans. (JEG/PIA-NCR)
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