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JASTIP-Net aims to strengthen the Japan-ASEAN research collaboration network, widen and deepen the coverage of JASTIP within the ASEAN region, and seek new collaborations for developing capacities, fostering partnerships and growing new endeavors into mature research projects.

Interested Applicants must choose one out of four research themes listed below:

1. Partnership, Networking and Integrated Approach
a. Operational linkages among academic sector, government agencies, and private sectors in the ASEAN Member States and Japan
b. Study a strategy/policy to apply STI collaboration at a country/regional level to social implementation for achieving SDGs in the ASEAN region

2. Energy and Environment Joint Laboratory
a. Implementation Study of Renewable Energy in Southeast Asia

3. Bioresources and Biodiversity Joint Laboratory
a. Studies on biodiversity in the ASEAN region contributing to the improvement of identification, collection and/or information
b. Sustainable utilization of bioresources for biorefinery, bioremediation, wood construction, food or medicine
c. Plant improvement for agroforestry systems and carbon sequestration contributing to the mitigation of and/or adaptation to climate change

4. Disaster Prevention Joint Laboratory
a. Innovative ideas on disaster prevention, mitigation and recovery technologies and policies peculiar to each ASEAN Member State
b. How to cope with trans-boundary disasters in the ASEAN region such as tsunami, flood, drought and haze
c. Understanding and quantitative evaluating disaster risks peculiar to the ASEAN Member States.


Application forms should be emailed directly to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and CC to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Proposed budget should not exceed JPY 1 million (USD 9,200.00)

Deadline of applications for the first submission is on 21 July 2018, and the second submission is on 10 August 2018, 17:00 (Japanese Standard Time).

For complete application details, please visit http://jastip.org/en/eventinfo/jastip-net-2018-call-for-application-for-collaborative-researches/

This year, once again, 25 June will mark the annual Day of the Seafarer (DotS).

Seafarers wellbeing

2017 and 2018 have seen strong momentum in the industry to address seafarer's wellbeing, particularly their mental health.

To give further exposure to this important issue, our choice for the 2018 Day of the Seafarer theme is "seafarers' wellbeing".

By addressing the issue of seafarers' wellbeing and particularly mental health, this campaign can inform specific strategies to tackle stress and other issues affecting seafarers' mental conditions -  and make the tools available more widely known. 

The campaign will seek to highlight and showcase best practices and good examples but will also, inevitably, bring out areas of concern and examples of shortcomings. 

 

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Advisory Made by the Department of Health

Ano ang tigdas?

  • ang tigdas ay karaniwang sakit ng mga bata na nakahahawa dulot ng measles virus.
  • ang tigdas kapag pinabayaan ay maaring humantong sa kamatayan.

Anu-ano ang mga sintomas ng tigdas?

  • Lagnat na may mapupulang rashes at alin man sa mga sumusunod:
    • Pamumula ng mata
    • Ubo
    • Sipon
    • Pananakit ng katawan
    • Panghihina
      • Walang ganang kuma

 

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PURPOSE

The DOST-PCHRD Undergraduate Thesis Grant in Natural Products provides fund support to all undergraduate students who will conduct their thesis on natural products. The program aims to sustain a research culture in natural products to increase the number of research and later on build a pool of researchers/experts specializing in the field. The program supports he Drug Discovery and Development program of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) which aims to develop safe, effective and affordable alternative drugs from the country’s natural resources.

Thesis grants will be given to 2 undergraduate entries per region. After completion of the project, a competition will be held to selected qualified students to recognize innovative work on natural products.