World TB Day 2023

Mar 26, 2023 | Blog, News | 0 comments

Culion Foundation, Inc. executives and staff participated in the World Tuberculosis Day 2023 celebration held at the Quezon Memorial Circle, in Quezon City, yesterday, March 26, 2023.

Organized by the Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with the Philippine Coalition Against Tuberculosis (PhilCAT), and Philippine College of Chest Physicians , the celebration with the global theme “Yes, We Can End TB!” was complemented by the Philippines’ theme “Urgent Collective Action to Save Lives,” which highlighted the TB stakeholder’s efforts that saved many lives in the past five years and how these organizations should step up and pledge to save more.

This year’s WTB Day national observance was branded as “Tara, magBayanihan, TB ay Tuldukan!"

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