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- Written by Raymond Campo, EVHRDC
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Region VIII will host the Philippine National Research System (PNHRS) Week Celebration in August 2023. In order to discuss the different preparations needed in hosting this event next year, the Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium conducted a meeting on July 07, 2022 via Zoom.
The group discussed the possibility of a hybrid format next year, with both face-to-face and virtual sessions. The group also discussed the different sessions and contests to be offered. Also presented were initial plans on the different committees to be created for the event. Lastly, the group agreed that next year’s celebration should also highlight the different eco tourist spots in Region VIII to entice local tourists to visit the region.
The meeting was attended by the Region VIII delegates who will join the PNHRS Week Celebration this year on August 08-12, 2022 at Clark, Pampanga. The delegates will benchmark the different sessions offered in this year’s celebration and use their learnings in the preparation of next year’s event. The group will reconvene after attending this year’s conference and start the planning sessions before the current year ends.
Dr. Lucia P. Dauz, consortium director, showed the different sessions offered in this year’s PNHRS Week Celebration and discussed the applicable sessions that the consortium may offer next year as the host.
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- Written by Ms. Ma. Victoria Cuayzon - RUC Member/Ms.Veronica Riel (NEDA 08)
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To promote cooperation and integration of all health research efforts and stakeholders in the region, the Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium (EVHRDC) adopts the Philippine National Health Research System’s (PNHRS) Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) System. The PNHRS M&E System seeks to ensure that health researches carried out in the country contribute significantly to evidence-based policies and actions. An orientation on the said monitoring tool took place during the Special Executive Committee (ExeCom) Meeting on 02 June 2022 via zoom.
The ExeCom Meeting also discussed the adoption of the consortium’s guidelines on the collection and utilization of its trust fund. Lodged at the Leyte Normal University, the EVHRDC Trust Fund aims to support and finance the consortium’s programs and activities geared towards strengthening the research capabilities of member institutions, among others.
Further, the committee reviewed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) among member institutions on the use of laboratory services. The MOU grants preferential access, discounts on laboratory fees, and privileges on the use of advanced laboratories by member institutions, especially for the conduct of biotechnological research.
The country’s health research community will be celebrating the PNHRS Week on August 8-12, 2022 in Clark Pampanga. The PNHRS Week is celebrated every second week of August.
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- Written by Dr. Sherrie Ann C. Labid, SSU
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To maximize the utilization of health and health-related researches in the region, the Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium (EVHRDC), through its dissemination arm, the Research and Utilization Committee (RUC), will craft a policy that will provide incentives to researchers in the region who the Consortium funds.
In a virtual meeting held on March 29, 2022, it was noted that there are already several papers completed and reviewed for the past three years, but only a few of these consortium-funded projects were published.
The RUC will hold several meetings to develop said policy, and intends to submit the draft for presentation and further deliberation with the EXECOM in the Second Quarter.
Sherrie Ann Cananua-Labid, the RUC Chair, hopes that more researchers will be encouraged to package their outputs with publication incentives.
“I am hopeful this will be visible to a broader audience, and expect greater utilization by various stakeholders,” Labid said.
Among those who were present during the RUC First Quarter Meeting were Ms. Marivic Cuazon (NEDA), Dr. Frances Ann Sy (SLSU), Ms. Esther Banar (ESSU), Dr. Elsa N.Gerona (DepEd), Dr. Jovy Saniel (BiPSU), Ms. Gemma Tabao (PIA), and Mr. Jake Margallo (EVHRDC Secretariat).
The RUC activities lined up for 2022 include the conduct of Training on News Writing and Reporting, Stakeholders’ and Dissemination Forum, Regional Health Research Symposium, and Review meetings for terminated projects’ potential for a patent, UM, trademark and copyright, among others.
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- Written by Dr. Ma. Elsa Gerona, DepEd 8 (RUC Member)
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EASTERN VISAYAS- With a clear intent on discussing accomplishments, status, and challenges in the implementation of major PPAs under the School Health division, the Bureau of Learning School Services Division held a regional/cluster consultation series in DepED- Region 8, last May 30, 2022.
The 5-day event, which was exclusively attended by the implementing units (regional and division focal persons and participating schools) of HDHCP, SBFP, and other LSP-funded activities, mainly aimed to (1) determine the status of the major PPAs including fund utilization and accomplishments at the field offices and school; (2) identify and analyze issues and challenges in program implementation; (3) determine the effectiveness of policies and guidelines on program delivery, institutional arrangements, fund allocation, and utilization; and (4) Recommend action points for improvement and harmonization of PPA implementation.
The said event proved to be a success, as it provided a leeway for the coordinators under the central office to visit some project sites that the region is currently working on in progress, while simultaneously being used as the venue for the consulting activities.
Over 13 School divisions were monitored and considered, in selecting those schools that implement major strategic programs that support the development of learners (i.e. improvement of health and nutritional well-being, and assurance of optimum wellness).
These strategic programs included the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP), School Dental Health care Program (SDHCP), School Sports Development Program, and Learners Support Program (LSP)
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A total of 94,349 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered throughout Eastern Visayas during its implementation of the recently concluded National COVID-19 Vaccination Days,
Bayanihan Bakunahan: March to Vaccinate campaign. This is equivalent to roughly 115% of the 81,779 targeted doses for the massive vaccination period.
Initially scheduled on March 10-12, the region has delivered maximum efforts to meet the demands of the vaccination drive even until its extension period on March 18. With the cooperation and full support of all partner agencies and organizations from both the public and private sectors, the region scored above its target, vaccinating those individuals with due second doses, missed second doses, remaining priority group A2 or Senior Citizens, remaining adolescent population aged 12-17, and booster doses in the health and economic sector.
With the region’s participation to this initiative, the province of Biliran has administered a total of 2,667 doses, Eastern Samar with 6,832, Leyte with 28,895 doses, Northern Samar with 11,306 doses, Western Samar with 16,503 doses, Southern Leyte with 9,095 doses, Tacloban City with 3,325 doses, and Ormoc City with 3,156 doses.
