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Kamara hinirit TB test sa libreng Konsulta package ng PhilHealth

Doris Franche-Borja - Pilipino Star Ngayon

MANILA, Philippines — Hihilingin nina Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez at Tingog Partylist Rep. Yedda K. Romualdez sa PhilHealth na isama sa libreng diagnostic package nito ang prerequisite tests para sa mga pinaghihinalaang nahawa ng tuberculosis.

Ginawa ng dalawa ang pahayag sa isang health caravan na inorganisa ni Rep. Yedda at House De­puty Majority Leader at Iloilo 1st District Rep. Janette Garin kung saan nasa 1,000 magsasaka at mangingisda sa Iloilo City ang binigyan ng mga gamot, check-up at laboratory test gaya ng basic x-ray, bloodwork at iba pa.

Sinabi ni Speaker Romualdez na kanilang kakausapin si PhilHealth President Emmanuel Ledesma upang isama sa libreng Konsulta package ang prerequisite test para sa suspected TB carriers.

Ayon sa Speaker, batay sa pahayag ni Garin, may mga indibidwal na mayroong TB ang hindi nabigyan ng libreng gamot dahil wala silang preliminary kidney at liver readiness tests.

Sinabi ni Rep. Yedda, isang registered nurse, na dapat isama ng PhilHealth sa Konsulta package nito ang creatinine at SGPT/SGOT tests, na ayon kay Garin, isang doktor, ay kailangan ng mga pinaghihinalaang TB carriers.

“This way, we can help more people get medical attention for a very communicable disease that can affect even children. We help the people who have TB and we prevent the spread of this preventable disease,” ani Rep. Yedda, chairperson ng Committee on Accounts.

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