Tuberculosis treatment is now easier to achieve through the DOH’s program called DOTS. You can now find many centers near your area where you can get services and medicines. See the list of TB dots centers where you can get assistance from.
List of TB DOTS Centers
It is easy to find a dots clinic in most areas. You can find them as stand alone centers or within a hospital facility.
See: List of Hospitals in Philippines
You may use a list of centers specifically intended to provide TB treatment services.
Caloocan
Caloocan Health Dept, City Hall
Makati
Muntinlupa
Pasig
The Medical City
Quezon City
Kabalikat sa Kalusuganin Quezon Institute
Lung Center of the Philippines
Satellite centers include Batasan Hills, East Avenue Medical Center and Quezon City Jail
St. Luke’s Medical Center
Pasay
Medluck Diagnostic Clinic
Cavite
Tagaytay Medical Center
Cebu
Sudlon Health Center
SWU Medical Center
Sumalinog Medical Center
Toledo City General Hospital
Vicente Sotto Memorial Hospital
Visayas Community Medical Center
Batangas
Batangas Medical Center
Davao
Davao Doctors Hospital
Davao Regional Medical Center
Ilocos Norte
Bangui District Hospital
Gaoat General Hospital
Ilocos Sur
Suero General Hospital
Laguna
Westlake Medical Center
Leyte
Pampanga
Medical City Clark
Sorsogon
Zamboanga
Free TB Treatment Medicine
Most of the government institutions under the dots program provide free medicines. However, you may also purchase a specific type of product brand if the doctor has advised you to do so.
See: Medicine Price List
Always make sure that you have the right prescription when buying a medicine.
TB DOTS Program
The DOTS or Directly Observed Treatment Strategy (also Directly Observed Therapy Short Course) is a program to treat TB patients.
This is usually a free service from the government so that patients can get medicines for TB and follow the regimen until they get proper treatment and recover. Some private hospitals offer the same service with a corresponding service price rate.
More: Chest X-ray Prices in Hospitals
Schedule of Treatment
Many of the centers are open Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM. Note that these centers are usually under the government facility host which means they follow the same office schedules.
See: Quantiferon TB Price Rates
Philhealth TB Package
Certain parts of the TB treatment program are covered by Philhealth. You can verify it with the package offerings for members of Philhealth.
See: Philhealth Coverage for TB
For example, at least Php 4,000 is available for consultation as of the last info available. Treatment costs and medicines may also be covered.
Duration of Treatment
How long is the treatment? In most cases, a minimum of 6 months is ideal as the treatment course for TB. With a healthy lifestyle, on time medicine intake and coordination with doctors, one can achieve recovery. Some patients may recover from pulmonary TB and get cured for about 9 months.
Last Updated on July 8, 2023 by Medical Pinas
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