Research Programme

Research on infections of public health importance is one of the programs of the Tropical Disease Foundation. The current research focus of the TDF has been on Tuberculosis which started with the 1997 Nationwide Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey, measuring the TB burden of disease in the Philippines and health seeking behavior of the patients in with TB symptoms.

Training Programme

By the nature of its mission and vision, the Tropical Disease Foundation provides for the opportunity to enhance human resource capability through training in various aspects of research and service in the control of infections diseases. There are two programs which it undertakes, the intramural program which enhances the capacity of its own human resources in its staff and members of the organization and through extramural programs that it provides for health personnel outside the organization.

Service Programme

The TDF is a pioneer in the Private Public Mix DOTS, establishing a DOTS clinic at the Makati Medical Center, in collaboration with the Department of Health, Makati Medical Center, and the Barangay San Lorenzo. This became the first pilot project on the programmatic MDR-TB Management (previously called DOTS-Plus) approved by the Green Light Committee working within the STOP TB Partnership and the World Health Organization.