Philippine Council for the Bone & Joint Decade

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What is the PCBJD?

	The PCBJD is the Philippine chapter of the Bone and Joint Decade. For the past years, the PCBJD have continued to stand behind its desire to see both young and old Filipinos free of any musculoskeletal problems. [ read more ]

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What is the Bone & Joint Decade?

	The Bone and Joint Decade was formally launched at the headquarters of the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland on 13 January 2000. The goal for the Bone and Joint Decade is to improve the health-related quality of life for people with musculo-skeletal disorders throughout the world. [ read more ]

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Global Traffic Injuries: an Epedemic
Each year, there are over 1.2 million people killed in road
crashes around the world, and 20-50 times that number
suffer from serious injuries. These devastating road deaths
and injuries are a mounting problem, particularly developing
countries.. [ read more ]

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3'oclock Banat Buto Program
The Council’s answer to couch potatoes is Project Banat
Buto – a 15-minute video worksite wellness and exercise
program designed for office, industrial, and corporate
workers. It aims to "start a daily exercise habit, preferably
after the 3 o’clock prayer." [ read more ]

National Action Network
The National Action Network is the Patient Representation
system . [ read more ]

National Declaration
Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, president of the
Republic of the Philippines signed the declaration of support
on July 5, 2004. [ read more ]

World Health Organization Declaration
The World Health Organization declared year 2000 until
2010 as the Bone and Joint Decade to address problems
regarding the bone and joint around the world.
[ read more ]