The award is given to a research program or project that has demonstrated the link between research and practice through the utilization of research findings in the health delivery system.
Filipino researchers who have done research programs or projects may apply for the award. The nominated entry must be done mainly in the Philippines.
The award has two categories, namely: Biomedical Research and Health Services Research wherein winners will receive a plaque of appreciation and Php 500,000 per category.
Nominations may be submitted to the Consortium until February 24, 2017, while DOST-PCHRD will be accepting submissions till March 3, 2017.
Application/nomination forms are available at DOST-IX Regional office in Pettit Barracks, Zamboanga City. Copies of the said documents are also posted in the DOST-PCHRD website (http://www.pchrd.dost.gov.ph/). Interested participants should use the prescribed form. Any alterations on the forms is not allowed.
For more information, please call (062) 991-1024 and look for John Apolinario or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/DOSTRegion9. (ALT-PIA9/Zamboanga Sibugay/With report from DOST-IX)
Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1361484203940/dost-pchrd-calls-for-applicants-nominations-for-arohra
SOME RxBox devices will be doled out in the first quarter of 2017 following the implementation of the project Roll Out of 1,000 RxBox Telehealth Device in Selected Rural Health Units in the Philippines.
The RxBox program is designed to provide better access to life-saving health care service in isolated and disadvantaged communities nationwide.
It consists of a biomedical device and build capacities of frontline health workers on telemedicine, the use of electronic medical records and the RxBox telemedicine device.
The data acquired by the sensors are stored in the device and may be transmitted to a specialist as the need arises and upon patient’s consent.
The RxBox program is a partnership program of the University of the Philippines Manila-National Telehealth Center, UP Diliman-Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute, DOST-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI), Department of Health (DOH) and DOST - Philippine Council for Health Research and Development and the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD).
Prior to the project implementation, pre-validation activities were conducted in selected rural health units to assess the capacity to sustain the RxBox upon its deployment.
The RxBox is aggressive on the country’s race toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on improving maternal and neonatal health services. Equally important, it supports the drive to control non-communicable diseases, the major causes of death and diseases in the country. (DOST-6/L. M. Lamasan)
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GIS-based analysis of dengue cases in Baguio City launched
BAGUIO CITY – Engineer Nathaniel Vincent Lubrica on Friday said a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based analysis of dengue cases in Baguio City will be utilized from October 2016 to October 2017 to identify areas of infectious and potential risk of new diseases.
The analysis will also find out the geographic, environmental, and human causes for such impact and to be able to forecast new, emerging diseases and establish special treatment centers.
Lubrica, the project leader of the University of the Cordilleras – Geographic Information System (UC-GIS), said South-East Asia, Central and South America and other several regions emerged a serious health problem, causing severe flu-like illness and cause a potential and lethal complication transmitted by bites and for over 200 years, America recognized dengue fever as the most important mosquito-borne viral disease globally.
Maps on disease spread and risk maps are good basis of policies and are highly suitable for analyzing epidemiological data, revealing trends, and interrelationships that will be difficult to discover in tabular format.
The GIS allows policy makers to visualize problems existing in health and social service, and the natural environment.
The significance of the study is one of the best applications of GIS in disease surveillance and epidemiology and can be seen in the Public Health Agency (PHA) in Canada.
The PHA had a real time surveillance system using mobile and web technology, thus, making response more efficient.The systems started with a strong background in GIS, Lubrica said.
Baguio City can be the first to adopt a GIS-based dengue surveillance and epidemiology in the Philippines.
This proposed research project crucially laid the foundation of a real time surveillance system of dengue, Lubrica added.
The main objective of the study was to establish the utilization of GIS to facilitate data management, mapping, surveillance, and epidemiology Lubrica said.
The scope of the study will cover Baguio City residents who were tested positive with dengue for the last five years.
The study is cross sectional because the analysis of trend or pattern requires a historical set of data.
The patients will be mapped by matching their addresses vis-a-vis Department of Health – Cordillera Regional Office (DOH-CAR) records.
Those who have incomplete addresses will not be included in the study.
The study will use GIS functions for spatial analysis, statistics, and correlation.
Spatial correlation vis-a-vis environmental correlates will be performed using the overall dengue cases in Baguio City.
Maps of water bodies, land use or vegetation, slope, and rainfall are identified environmental correlates for dengue as derived from literatures.
A more profound analysis will be performed through time series analysis using GIS.
Lubrica said, the GIS would soon be turned over to the government for the use of the DOH.
Cordillera Regional Health Research and Development Consortium (CRHRDC) chairman, Dr Raymundo Rovillos said, GIS was one of the two projects of the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (PCHRD-DOST) in the Cordillera Region.
This GIS-based Analysis of Dengue Cases project in Baguio City is in partnership with the DOH-CAR, the Baguio Health Department (BHD), Baguio General Hospital Medical Center (BGHMC), PCHRD-DOST (the funding source) and the CRHRDC.
Source: http://northboundasia.com/2016/10/02/gis-based-analysis-dengue-cases-baguio-city-launched/#.WBqkQS197Df
Consortium Manager Lerma dela Llana said the funding for regional health researches this year came from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Health (DOH) and DOST’s Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD).
During the recent 2nd Western Visayas Health Research Conference in Iloilo City, DOH Assistant Regional Director Paz Corrales said health research is integral part of crafting health policies.
“Researches have been helpful in policy making. Even in the regional level, we cannot function without research,” Corrales said.
According to dela Llana, the biggest challenge is the utilization of the health researches that can be implemented by either the government or the private sector.
The consortium has 24 partners in the academe and other research organizations.
DOST-PCHRD Executive Director Jaime Montoya said the Duterte administration could bring in more funds in the years to come.
“We have been mandated to increase support in the regions, particularly in the area of health research,” Montoya said.
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Secretary De la Peña briefs PMDP participants on DOST programs and projects
The latest batch of MS Molecular Medicine scholars signed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) during their course orientation on 27 September 2016 at St. Lukes College of Medicine.
The batch includes Maria Patricia Dio from University of Santo Tomas(UST), Adrian Fernandico from University of the Philippines Los Baos(UPLB), Lorenzo Gabriel Limbaga from Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Mark Joseph Sison from Manila Central University (MCU), and Patricia Lyanne Teruel from Miriam College.
The MS Molecular Medicine Program, a joint initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), through PCHRD, and St. Lukes College of Medicine (SLCM), is designed for individuals interested in pursuing a research path in translational medicine.
During his inspirational speech, PCHRD Executive Director Jaime Montoya advised the scholars to remember that the scholarship is not for their advantage alone, but for their countrymen as well.
There are two things that I want you [scholars] to do. First, keep on learning. Be prepared to hone your expertise, enhance your skills, and reinvent yourself every time. Second, learn from your experiences. Do not be afraid to fail for these are the things you would learn most, Dr. Montoya emphasized.
The program gives students a firm foundation in the biomedical sciences and relevant emerging technologies to develop a highly trained manpower base for Molecular Medicine such as clinicians, medical laboratory technicians, scientists, and other healthcare professionals.
Keep your [scholars] options open and remember that the PCHRD scholarship is not only a privilege, but also a duty and responsibility, Dr. Isaac David Ampil, SLMC Research and Biotechnology Group Vice President & Dean, added.
The MS Molecular Medicine is one of the scholarships provided by the Council. Recently, PCHRD also signed agreements with scholars of MD-PhD Molecular Medicine Program.
Source: http://www.4-traders.com/MOLECULAR-MEDICINE-SPA-2178402/news/Molecular-Medicine-PCHRD-orients-signs-MOA-with-latest-batch-of-MS-Molecular-Medicine-scholars-23135503/