5. Ensure that all pharmacies in the Municipality shall be enjoined to enforce “No Prescription; No Dispensing” policy;
6. Ensure that infection control in all facilities and environment shall be implemented to prevent transmission among populations;
7. Ensure that all persons found to be presumptive TB are tracked and monitored until final diagnosis are achieved, that all diagnosed TB cases (i.e. latent, DSTB, DRTB) are tracked and monitored until completion of their prescribed treatment regimens; and
8. Adopt policies, guidelines and protocols of the NTP program.
Sec. 7. TB Awareness /Campaign
a. A continuous promotion of TB awareness, and Active Case Finding and care shall be conducted in every barangay in the Municipality highlighted during the World TB Day (March 24) and the lung month (August 19) annually;
b. The Municipality shall provide logistical counterpart to all TB Awareness Campaign and caravan as a systematic screening activity among high risk community for TB such as the identified urban poor areas. Specifically, provisions for chest x- ray services and Xpert MTB/Rif test cartridges shall be supported.
Sec 8. Funding and Disbursement. The Municipal Government shall initially appropriate Fifty Thousand Pesos (Php50,000.00) for this year 2022 and Seventy Thousand Pesos (Php70,000.00) was subsequently allocated and included in our 2023 Annual Budget. Disbursement shall be approved by the Municipal Mayor subject to the usual accounting and auditing procedures. The said funds will be released to the Municipal Health Officer and will be allocated as follows:
a. Monitoring and Supervisory Visit;
b. Contingency for Medicine (Category 2 Drugs) and laboratory Reagents;
c. Laboratory Equipment;
d. Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant TB;
e. Quality Assurance of Sputum Technologist;
f. TEV for BHWs and Treatment Partners;
g. Community-based Remote Smearing Stations;
h. Capability Building;
i. Health Promotion Activities; and
j. Community Organizing.
Sec 9. Rules and Regulations. The Municipality shall formulate the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) pertaining to this Ordinance.
Article V
Final Provisions
Sec. 10. Repealing Clause. All existing ordinances, rules and regulations, as well as orders inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
