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Dole Food Company, Inc. Strengthens Its Tuberculosis Treatment Program for Philippine Employees.

Publication: Business Wire
Publication Date: 12-JAN-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole Food Company, Inc. today announced that it will strengthen its widely successful Tuberculosis (TB) initiative in 2007 at the company's two Philippine divisions, Dole Packaged Foods-Dolefil and Dole Fresh Fruit-Stanfilco. The program, TB-DOTS, seeks to raise awareness about TB among Dole Philippines employees and their communities, correct misconceptions about the disease, reduce its stigma, and treat those afflicted with the disease.

TB-DOTS, which stands for Tuberculosis Directly Observed Treatment Short-course, is a highly effective strategy recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Philippines' Department...

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