Edwin Vicente Bolastig
About Edwin Vicente Bolastig
Concurrently co-chair of Health Systems Action Network (HSAN) for Latin America and the Caribbean, and Research Associate at the University of Trinidad and Tobago, I have 14 years of experience in the health sector ranging from community-based health programme work to Municipal Health Officer, academic and clinical family and community medicine practice, programme management and policy development at the national level, and international stint as health policy, planning and financing specialist under the UNDP. Graduated in 1995 with an MD from the University of the Philippines Manila - College of Medicine and with an MSc in Health Policy, Planning and Financing in 2005, jointly from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the London School of Economics.
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Physician
Organization
- University of Trinidad and Tobago
Work Location(s)
- Trinidad and Tobago
Language(s)
- English
Recent Contributions
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Edwin Vicente Bolastig started a discussion "Integrating TB services into Primary Health Care". in the TB Infection Control community.
Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your continuing interest in health systems strengthening initiatives, especially as it relates to TB Infection control programmes. Here's a follow-up question I have in mind related to this discussion: Most TB experts are advocating for the integration of TB services into primary health care as ...
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Edwin Vicente Bolastig started a discussion "Addressing Health Systems Weaknesses that Hinder Implementation of TB IC Programs". in the TB Infection Control community.
Dear Colleagues, In your experience, what have you observed as weaknesses in health systems that tend to hinder the successful implementation of TB Infection control programmes in developing countries? What were some of the more successful measures undertaken to address them?
Recent Recommendations
- None at this time.