PBSP will expand the use of the smart pillbox for tuberculosis (TB) treatment in the Philippines. To jumpstart the scale-up, KNCV is providing technical support to PBSP.
The smart pillbox carves a path to better tuberculosis management and cure
A first person account on how digital adherence technology can help reinforce medication adherence, in a way that benefits the patient and enhances health system efficiency.
ASCENT Philippines concludes digital adherence technology implementation activities; DAT scale-up assured in 2023
ASCENT concluded digital adherence technology (DAT) implementation activities in the Philippines. PBSP will expand DAT use nationwide.
Philippines scales up ASCENT’s implementation of digital technology for tuberculosis treatment
The ASCENT project will phase out in December 2022. The Philippines, however, will expand the use of digital adherence technology across the country in 2023.
ASCENT Philippines prepares Department of Health IT specialists as digital adherence technology administrators for 2023
The training aimed to equip selected staff to take on the role of DAT administrator after the ASCENT project phases out in December 2022.
ASCENT Philippines shows worldwide network of PwC the value of digital adherence technology
Dr. Andre Daniel E. Villanueva shared with the teams from the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) network around the world the value of digital adherence technology (DAT).
ASCENT Philippines urges continued use of digital adherence technology in implementing facilities
ASCENT Philippines urged the health facilities in Bulacan province implementing digital adherence technology to continue offering DAT, even beyond the research phase of the project.
ASCENT Philippines and partners celebrate National Tuberculosis Day
ASCENT Philippines and other development partners joined the Department of Health Central Luzon Center for Health Development to celebrate the National Tuberculosis Day on 19 August 2022.
ASCENT Philippines and Department of Health bolster the digital adherence technology platform
ASCENT Philippines and the Department of Health (DOH) are enhancing the capability of the ASCENT adherence platform by making the platform and the DOH Integrated Tuberculosis Information System interoperable.
ASCENT Philippines and partners prepare for scale-up and handover of the DAT intervention
With the ASCENT project ending on 31 December 2022, the ASCENT Philippines team held separate meetings with key partners in the Philippines to prime them for the scale-up of DAT implementation.