CFI champions a One Health approach, recognizing that human health, animal health, and ecosystem health are fundamentally interconnected. Our work addresses infectious diseases while tackling the environmental and social factors that shape community wellbeing.
Over the past decade, we’ve screened over half a million vulnerable Filipinos for tuberculosis and implemented community-based TB elimination strategies, earning the prestigious DOST Gelia Castillo Award for Social Innovations. Our pioneering leprosy research with RITM, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Leonard Wood Memorial, and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta proved that subclinical intervention is possible, transforming treatment strategies.
We shape policy, not just provide care. Our expertise informed DOH programs on neglected tropical diseases and the development of TB and Leprosy Clinical Practice Guidelines. We orchestrated the 20th International Leprosy Conference in 2018 with WHO and DOH, and continue active case finding and contact tracing initiatives.
Since 2015, our maternal and child health programs have strengthened families through feeding initiatives, vitamin supplementation, and midwife capacity building, ensuring the next generation thrives.
Fujifilm Philippines launched “Frame the Fight: A Photo Exhibit Raising Awareness in the Fight Against TB” last August 29 at One Ayala, Makati City. Running until August 31, the exhibit showcases powerful images that highlight the resilience of communities and the...
The Culion Foundation’s ACF Bicol Team continues to serve the people of Albay and Camarines Sur with free chest x-rays. This activity centres on particular groups that have a greater prevalence of tuberculosis (TB), such as elderly people, people in congregate areas,...
Culion Foundation, Inc. (CFI), in strong partnership with the Mandaluyong City Health Office and DSWD NCR - Jose Fabella Center—and with the unwavering support of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP)—successfully conducted a free chest X-ray screening...
In the quiet barangay of San Isidro, nestled in Rodriguez, Rizal, the threat of tuberculosis (TB) is not just a health concern but also a social challenge. The remote location, limited access to quality health services, and persistent stigma and discrimination surrounding the disease make the area a difficult battleground for TB control and elimination. In this setting, two women, Mary Jane Sugi and Nieva Odad, have emerged as unlikely but powerful forces for change.
In its ongoing effort to enhance the early detection of tuberculosis (TB), the Culion Foundation, Inc. has expanded its Active Case Finding (ACF) activities to include the Tuberculin Skin Test (TST). This trusted diagnostic method further strengthens its reach in the...
The Culion Foundation, Inc.'s Active Case Finding (ACF) team remains unwavering in its commitment to combating tuberculosis, despite adverse weather conditions. The team demonstrated their unwavering commitment to public health by carrying out TB screening operations...
Last June 10, 2025, Culion Foundation, Inc. (CFI), in collaboration with Ritemed and the QCHD - National Tuberculosis Program, launched a new initiative to strengthen TB detection by introducing the Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) as another form of TB testing...
NOW HAPPENING: 2nd Batch of Contact Investigation-TB Preventive Treatment (CI-TPT) Training in Tacloban, Leyte! This training is being conducted by Culion Foundation, Inc. (CFI) and DOH CHD Region 8. From August 5 to 8, 23 doctors and 2 DOH regional staff gather to...
𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟯 𝗧𝗕 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲 As Culion Foundation Inc. (CFI) ACF Team 4A commenced its Quarter 3 TB Active Case Finding (ACF) activities, the team began at the Barangay Health Station in Sunny Brooke II, Brgy. San Francisco, General Trias City,...
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 As we reflect on this year’s Active Case Finding (ACF) efforts in the Bicol Region, Culion Foundation, Inc. (CFI) continues to lead the way in improving community health. On June 9, 2025, CFI once again stood alongside PuroKalusugan...