Samahan ng Lusog Baga Association, Inc. (SLBAI) Ma. Cristina Brigaste, RN President Samahan ng Lusog Baga Lung Center of the Philippines.

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 !