In 2004, the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP), the TDF and the National center for Disease Prevention and Control (NCDPC) of the Department of Health entered into a Memorandum of Agreement to establish a Housing Facility for MDR-TB in the LCP grounds. Funds to set this facility up came from the DOH budget allocation for LCP including budget to treat 20 paitents.
In January 2005, the first MDR-TB patient was put on treatment in this housing facility with 8 beds. Today, more than 100 MDRs have been enrolled in LCP including out-patient cases.
A tent has been set up outdoors to make infection control easier to handle. DOT is administered by the LCP Clinic staff.
Activities include cooking their own lunch which has become a reason for the camaraderie existing among the patients. They also do bead-making on slippers and sell these items during TB-related events like World TB Day and Annual Convention of the Philippine Coalition against Tuberculosis (PhilCAT).
