ISANG bagong challenge na naman ang haharapin ng Asia’s Multimedia Star na si Alden Richards.
Tinanggap ng Kapuso Drama Prince ang hamon bilang bagong ambassador ng USAID Philippines para sa kanilang #EndTB (tuberculosis) campaign.
Bilang isa sa mga most influential young celebrities sa bansa, si Alden ang napili ng USAID para tumulong sa ilang kampanya kontra-TB sa Pilipinas.
Alden will help influence the public in understanding tuberculosis, observing a healthy lifestyle and in reducing the stigma of the disease.
“I am honored and grateful to be chosen as #EndTB Ambassador supporting the #TBFreePh campaign.
“I am excited for this new role and I hope I will be able to contribute to this public health advocacy.
“I have always been promoting a healthy lifestyle and I am embracing this challenge to promote health seeking behavior for tuberculosis lalo na ngayong panahon ng pandemya,” pahayag ng binata.
“USAID Philippines, through its TB Platforms Project, collaborated with GMA to promote positive health-seeking and TB prevention behavior as well as inform Filipinos about TB’s symptoms and how to access TB services in their communities,” ayon sa official statement para sa nasabing project.
“With the disruptions in provision of different health services due to COVID-19, we needed to reinforce our campaign for TB elimination.
“The focus is now on bolstering resilient health systems that are able to cope with stresses brought about by the COVID-19 and other potential health issues.
“TB transmission does not stop during the pandemic. Ensuring access to TB services is critical even during quarantine restrictions,” pahayag naman ni Michelle Lang-Alli, Health Director ng USAID Philippines.
“Campaigns by celebrities like Alden Richards can exponentially increase public awareness and provide accurate information about a disease, whether COVID-19 or tuberculosis,” aniya pa.
Through the #TBFree PH campaign, USAID supports the Department of Health’s (DOH) National TB Control Program (NTP) in finding and treating Filipinos with tuberculosis especially in this most challenging times of COVID-19.
Ayon sa ulat, isa pa rin ang TB sa itinuturing na public health concern sa bansa with 73 deaths per day.