One’s health, as many studies have shown, is best understood as a multifaceted outcome from different yet interdependent variables. In education, health-related barriers such as malnutrition, preventable diseases, and unhealthy behavior and environment, among many others, have persistently undermined academic performance and the education experience of learners across the country. Through the OK sa DepEd (OKD) Flagship Programs, the Department of Education (DepEd) has continuously strived to ensure the health and well-being of learners.
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CHAMPIONING LEARNERS’ HOLISTIC HEALTH
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- Written by Elkanah Gaspang, Technical Assistant II/LTCCH-LRPO, DepEd RO VIII
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UPM-NIH, FERCAP, and EVHRDC Kick Off Training Workshop on Responsible Conduct of Research
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- Written by Jeremy V. Jusay, DOST VIII - EVHRDC
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September 8, 2025 – The University of the Philippines Manila–National Institutes of Health (UPM-NIH) and the Forum for Ethical Review Committees in Asia and the Western Pacific (FERCAP), in partnership with the Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium (EVHRDC), successfully concluded the first day of the three-day Online Training Workshop on Responsible Conduct of Research.
HIV deaths, cases spike, signal urgent need for awareness and action
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- Written by Ahlette C. Reyes, PIA 8, Research Utilization Committee
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TACLOBAN CITY- In Eastern Visayas, the regional death toll due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) already marked 10 this 2025, three of whom died only this April. These HIV-related deaths is pushing the health department to make a shift in the fight against the virus through its healthcare access, testing, and education.
EVHRDC joins 18th PNHRS Week in Albay, backs “One Health for All” agenda
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- Written by Sherrie Ann Cananua-Labid, Research Utilization Committee, Samar State University
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Legazpi–Daraga, Albay — The Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium (EVHRDC) took part in the 18th Philippine National Health Research System (PNHRS) Week on 13–15 August 2025, hosted by the Bicol Consortium for Health Research and Development (BCHRD) in partnership with DOST-PCHRD and anchored on the theme “One Health for All: Igniting Transdisciplinary Solutions for a Healthier Philippines.” The three-day national gathering brought together more than 500 researchers, policy makers, and stakeholders.
More hands, more hope as new Doctors to the Barrios join rural healthcare
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- Written by Ahlette C. Reyes, PIA 8, Research Utilization Committee
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TACLOBAN CITY- Addressing the healthcare needs of underserved and rural communities in the Philippines, the Department of Health Eastern Visayas Center for Health and Development (DOH EVCHD) continues to deploy government medical scholars different rural health units in Eastern Visayas through its Doctors to the Barrios Program.
