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Philippines
CoordinatorDr George Winston B Estera
ActivitiesA video showing how to maintain general physical condition (in office settings) has been produced. It's called 3PM Banat Puto Program. (15 minutes, 42 MB)
Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, president of the Republic of the Philippines signed the declaration of support on July 5, 2004.
The Year 2 celebration of the Bone and Joint Decade in the Philippines was marked by a photo-exhibit in Megamall last February 16-21, 2001. It drew thousands of viewers, who were likewise given printed information materials. The ribbon cutting ceremony was attended by the members of the Philippine Council for the Bone and Joint decade, namely: Dr. Leilani M. Asis of OSPI, Dr Bee Giok Tan-Sales of PARM, Dr. Regalado Dela Paz of POA and Dr. Ester G. Penserga of PRA, as well as representatives of the pharmaceutical community who are actively working with the Council.
The Philippine Council for the Bone and Joint Decade in its launching last March 26, 2000 held at CCP Grounds, Manila
Lay education programs through our BJD poster exhibits launched last February 16, 2001. A one week photo exhibition in one of the biggest mall in the Philippines, the SM Megamall
This year will see the beginning of the implementation of the lay awareness program of the Bone and Joint Decade. To date, the photo exhibit had been brought to Baguio City and Iloilo City and placed in areas of maximum exposure, i.e. Baguio Country Club and SM Mall in Iloilo City. The Council has encouraged all member societies to let their faculty of speakers bring the exhibit when they lecture in places outside Manila.
This year will also be the start of fund raising activities that will be used to fund the Council's research project, which is national in scope: Prevalence of Musculo-Skeletal Conditions among Filipinos. Data from this study will provide the medical community with much needed information in a unified manner, there being numerous independent and limited data on prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions in the country. The study proposal has been written and is ready to start. In this connection, the Council will hold a fundraiser planned in October, during the Bone and Joint Decade Action Week.
This year, the Philippine Council for the Bone and Joint Decade will coordinate activities for the Bone and Joint Decade Action Week on October 14-20 2001. The week will have different activities sponsored by the different specialty organizations involved with bone and joint conditions.
This year's activities is under the leadership of the Philippine Rheumatology Association(PRA). We enjoin every member of the PRA to work with the council for the success of this 10-year initiative. In so doing, we are party to the fulfillment of our own objectives that has materialized through collaborative efforts under the Bone and Joint Decade.
OrganisationsArthritis Care and Research Foundation of the Philippines
Osteoporosis Society of the Philippines
Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
Philippine Bone Foundation
Philippine Orthopaedic Association
Philippine Rheumatology Association
Philippines Rheumatism Association
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