The Philippine National Health Research System (PNHRS) week celebration became the launch pad of the Lancet Southeast Asia series. The event was held last 11 August 2011 at L’Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City.

Stakeholders in health and health-related systems in the country gathers today in Bacolod City, for the 5th Philippine National Health Research Systems (PNHRS) Week Conference with the theme “Convergence in Divergence, Innovations for Better Health.” There will be discussions on research utilization and health research. Highlights of the conference include the launching of the Health Innovation Marketplace and the awarding of winners for the Best Mentor and Poster Exhibit.

Parallel Session

IA: RHRS

1. Luzon Cluster
2. Visayas Cluster
3. Mindanao Cluster
4. MMHRDC

PNHRS Week is celebrated every second week of August in the country through Presidential Proclamation 1309 signed on June 2007. This year the celebration focuses on “Convergence in Divergence, Innovations for better health”.

“We already approved the Philippine National Health Research System (PNHRS) Bill at the committee level in the 15^th Congress,” announced Congressman Alfredo Marañon III, Chair, Committee on Health and 2^nd District Representative of Negros Occidental, in his keynote speech during the opening ceremonies of the 5^th PNHRS week celebration held at L’Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City on 10 August 2011.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of deaths worldwide. In 2008, of…

Download: OHRA 2012 Guidelines
Download: OHRA 2012 Nomination Form

In celebration of the National Lung…

The Eastern Visayas Health Research & Development Consortium (EVHRDC), is established by PCHRD to coordinate and monitor health R &…

Last September 3, 2009, Region 1 Health Research & Development Consortium (R1HRDC) held…

Grand Challenges Canada, the U.S. Agency for International Development…

The International Scientific Conference on Clean Energy and Climate Change (ISCCECC…

After thorough evaluation and review, the Scopus Content Selection and Advisory Board (CSAB) announced that Acta Medica Philippina is…

Nanotechnology, which is the study of manipulating matter on atomic and molecular scales, involves developing materials or…

Dengue, a vector-borne disease, is considered one of the most dreaded health problems worldwide. In the report published by…