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.

CATBALOGAN CITY- In its commitment to address Sustainable Development Goal No. 3, which is to "ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages," Samar State University, represented by the Executive Director for Research Sherrie Ann Cananua-Labid and her team conducted the first collaboration meeting with some health units of the Province of Samar on November 14, 2022, 2:00 PM at Mare e Monte, Catbalogan City.

Aiming to disseminate health research in the region, the Eastern Visayas Regional Health Research and Development Consortium (EVHRDC) organized a two-day Regional Health Research Symposium on November 9 to 10, 2022, at Summit Hotel, Marasbaras, Tacloban City.

The Department of Science and Technology- Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) is pleased to announce that the call for nominations for the 2023 Best Mentor in Health Research Award is now open!