Manila, March 26 -- The Department of Health (DOH) 1 (Ilocos Region) has reported a 90 percent to 97 percent success rate in tuberculosis (TB) treatment across the region's four provinces.

Citing DOH-1 data, Regional Communicable Disease Prevention Unit Head, Dr. Rheuel Bobis, said Ilocos Sur posted the highest treatment success rate at 97.23 percent, followed by Pangasinan, 93.10 percent; La Union, 92.40 percent; and Ilocos Norte, 91.93 percent.

He said in a phone interview on Wednesday that the DOH continues to procure TB commodities at the local government unit level while active case-finding has been strengthened.

"With the financial support of our implementing partner, the Philippine Business for Social Progress, for the conduct o...