![]() That has been 30 years ago, at sa tingin ko naman, nakatulong ako.Īlso as a clinician, ’yun isang naging drive sa akin kung bakit ako pumasok sa field ng pulmonologist, was because I thought there was something to be done. And so when I took up medicine, I told myself if there’s a disease I am going to concentrate on kapag ako ay naging full-pledge doctor, it would be TB. But then I felt the stigma of being labelled as a TB patient or carrier- ikinahihiya mo talaga. Masuka-suka ako sa gamot, only to find out later that I didn’t need the medicine, because it turned out I had primary complex. Natakot ako, ’ di ko sinabi sa magulang ko, and I self-medicated. What made you passionate of it? I was misdiagnosed to have TB in my younger years. You seem to have always been fascinated with fighting the disease. Know more of the country’s TB expert from this Q& A with the BusinessMirror. Likewise, the curriculum for teaching of TB and DOTS in the medical technology, pharmacy and nursing schools were also created. In particular he worked closely with the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges in the integration and teaching of TB and DOTS in the medical curriculum. TIPS), where he played a pivotal role in convincing key stakeholders (six major professional societies, association of medical schools and allied health schools) in getting involved in TB control and integration of DOTS in their training. He was the senior TB adviser, and the training and certification adviser of the Philippine TB Initiatives in the Private Sector (Phil. He is also a member of the International Union Against Tuberculosis (IUATLD) TB Education Working Group and was recently hailed the cochairman of the TDR/WHO/UNDP TB and the Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Disease Reference Group. He was a member of the core group of the World Health Organization (WHO) DOTS Expansion Committee, PPMD Subgroup the WHO consultant on TB-PPMD and the immediate past president of the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development Stakeholders Association, which seeks to develop new TB drugs that are affordable, accessible and is a much sought-after authority by WHO and developmental agencies as well as the Philippine Department of Health. Today Yu is an internationally recognized expert on tuberculosis (TB), particularly on public-private mix DOTS (PPMD) and has personally directly treated thousands of TB patients over more than 25 years of practice, often without financial gain, and indirectly influenced the practice of hundreds of other physicians through trainings, guidelines and advocacies. ![]() Until now I take pride that out of the network of La Salle in the whole world, ang DLSHSI lang ang institution na may hospital,” Yu beamed with pride. So ’yung naging path ko dito in the early 1990 was to build a research center. I was involved in research, and I was provided with a building. “And so I felt it was my destiny to be here at La Salle. You can be a small fish in a big pond, like UP, or you will be like a big fish in a small pond here at the DLSHSI.’” If I were you, I will follow what I did take a leap of faith and a bolder step, leaving the UP. “Well I remember to this day, Gonzales said, ‘Fate brought you here. He also mentioned to Gonzales that it was his life-long dream to teach in UP.Īt the end he said he decided to accept DLSHSI’s offer, and the rest is history. After two weeks he said, ‘ Kunin ka namin as school physician,’ but I said, ‘ May offer na ako sa UP,’” Yu recalled. He said we like you, the patients like you and the people here like you. Kahit wala akong application for the position, pinatawag ako sa office ni Dr. Ang dami-daming pasyente at natutulog na ako sa ICU sa sobrang toxic ng schedule. Walang pulmonologist sa buong Cavite.’ Initially, I agreed as a reliever to a very busy clinician Dr. ![]() ![]() “Esteban said: ‘Charles, we need a pulmonologist. Jose Esteban to practice as a pulmonologist in Cavite. Eventually, he received an offer for a small part-time position at the UP Pharmacology Department.īut then in December 1987, he said he was asked by the late Dr. A product of public-school education and the University of the Philippines (UP) School of Medicine, Yu ended up spending his expertise at the DLSHSI for the last 30 years.Īccording to him, it was in post-Edsa revolution when he was active at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), including being a leader of the physicians’ association, which marched the streets in protest of the past administration. The good doctor must be talking from his own experience. Yu, the vice chancellor for Lasallian Mission and Linkages of the De La Salle Health Sciences Institute (DLSHSI) in Dasmariñas City, Cavite. “E veryone has a place under the sun it’s just that one should make it his or her goal to find his rightful place,” said Dr. ![]()
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