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Tuberculosis or TB can now be detected readily at the De La Salle Health Sciences Institute’s (DLSHSI) Center for Tuberculosis Research through the machine Gene Xpert. The machine allows for a rapid detection of Rifampicin-resistant TB in sputum in approximately two hours as opposed to the conventional solid media culture which takes up to two months.
Immediate identification of this strain allows prompt management of the patient and enrollment in the Global Fund for AIDS, TB & Malaria’s (GFATM) global program on the management of multi-drug resistant TB. It also means less chances of transmission in the community. Aside from its speed, the Gene Xpert machine was also cited for its minimal hazard to the health worker and the environment and for its being “user-friendly”, since it requires very minimal training for its operator.
Its availability at DLSHSI also means enhanced accessibility to quality care and management for TB patients in Region IV-A.
The machine was officially endorsed by WHO in December 2010 and the one at DLSHSI is only one of the seven machines donated by GFATM to the country. DLSHSI is a recipient because it has been chosen as one of the partners of GFATM in the country in its fight against TB.

Source: http://www.dlshsi.edu.ph/files/pdf/ico/machine_that_can_detect_tb_within_hours_is_now_available_in_region_IV.pdf



Representatives of Health Research and Development Consortium Region IV-A recently joined the ASEAN Consultative Meeting on Climate Change and Infectious Diseases R & D last October 20, 2011 at Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati City, Philippines.

The aim of the consultative meeting is for the ASEAN member states to come together to: (a) report initiatives, programs/ projects on climate change; (b) brainstorm and develop a collaborative research proposal that will address the ASEAN region's need to study the impact of climate change on vector-borne disease outbreaks through the use of technology; (c) exchange views, identify specific needs, discuss possible methodologies on how the project will be carried out, determine and divide tasks and agree on timelines; (d) make recommendations and offer expert advices on how partnerships can be strengthened to promote technological development relative to mitigating and adopting to climate change; (e) seek support from ASEAN dialogue partners for future activities.

The event was participated by the delegates from the ASEAN Member States, namely: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

This initiative is spearheaded by Dr. Jaime C. Montoya, National Focal Person for the Philippines of the ASEAN Sub Committee on Biotechnology, and the Executive Director of the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (PCHRD-DOST).

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