The Department of Science and Technology RO VIII will be hosting the 16th Philippine National Health Research System (PNHRS) Week in August 2023, hence, the office needs a logo design that would embody the 16th PNHRS Week’s theme, “Sustainable Development: Resilience through Health Research”.

TACLOBAN CITY – At least 63,655 children under five years old in Eastern Visayas are stunted, the National Nutrition Council (NNC) said on Tuesday, citing monitoring reports from local government units.

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE (PIA) – With the looming possibilities of surge of COVID-19 cases due to the forthcoming festivities, the Department of Health Eastern Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-EVCHD) is set to formally launch today, December 6, the 3-day PinasLakas Special Vaccination Days - Bakunahang Bayan Part II with DOH Undersecretary Camilo Pancratius Cascolan to grace the activity.

The Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium is currently hosting the Balik Scientist Program engagement of Balik Scientist Dr. June Bryan de la Peña, a neuroscientist from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For the first leg of his engagement, Dr. de la Peña together with the EVHRDC Secretariat, conducted a consultation with the officials and Research Directors of the Samar State University on November 23, 2022. Dr. de la Peña visited the different laboratories of SSU and provided recommendations on how they could maximize their impressive research facilities in conducting research work that could benefit the region.