Tropical Disease Foundation signs as a Major Stakeholder in PhilTreNet.

 The Department of Health together with 16 major institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding among Stakeholders in TB research in the Philippines to establish the first Philippine TB Research Network (PhilTreNet) last April 26, 2019 at the Union APRC 2019 convention at the Philippine International Convention Center

 The declaration of partnership involves forming a core network of TB researchers; increasing the pool of patients of future TB studies; improving and enabling the environment for the promotion; conduct and implement of globally competitive, GCP compliant researches and actively engage in research across all phases of the TB value chain.

 Representing Tropical Disease Foundation Inc. in behalf of President, Dr. Roberta Romero is Ms. Leilani Naval, Vice President for Program Support.

 The other organizations included in the signing are Department of Science And Technology - Philippine Council For Health Research And Development (DOST-PCHRD), Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP), Research Institute For Tropical Medicine (RITM) TB Study Group, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute - Center for TB Research (DLSMHSI-CTR) , University Of The Philippines - National Institutes Of Health, UP Prime TB Study Group, UST Adult And Pediatric Dots Center, Institute of Clinical Epidemiology (ICE), Philippine Tuberculosis Society, Inc. (PTSI), Tropical Disease Foundation (TDF), American College of Chest Physicians – Philippine Delegation (CHEST-PD), Philippine Coalition Against Tuberculosis (PHILCAT), Philippine College of Chest Physicians (PCCP), Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS), Philippine Society For Experimental & Clinical Pharmacology (PSECP), Philippine Society Of Microbiology And Infectious Diseases (PSMID).

The Tropical Disease Foundation is a private, non-stock, non-profit organization founded in 1984 that seeks to control and prevent the spread of infectious diseases with public significance through research, training and the provision of timely and relevant service