To promote advancement in the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology in the country, the Philippine Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PSBMB) - Visayas Chapter hosted its 2nd Regional Symposium on February 21-22, 2019 at the Visayas State University Convention Center.
With the theme “Bringing Health and Wellness to new Heights through Biochemistry and Molecular Biology”, the symposium gathered more than 80 participants from different state universities in Visayas.
March 19, 2019
TACLOBAN CITY – Thirty-six Nutrition Stakeholders from Eastern Visayas region actively involved in the yearly conduct of Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI) on nutrition programs and services gathered for a two-day roll-out training on the updated monitoring and evaluation protocol on nutrition dubbed “MELLPI Pro” on Mach 6-7, 2019 at the Commission on Audit (COA) Training Center, Palo, Leyte.
March 14, 2019
The Philippines has been reported to be one of the fastest growing worldwide in terms of rate of increase in infections of HIV/AIDS with a reported 56,275 cumulative cases since 1984 by the Department of Health AIDS Registry. The same data shows, however, that the Philippines is also a low-HIV-prevalence country, with less than 0.1 percent of the adult population estimated to be HIV-positive.
March 11, 2019
Tacloban City-The first built human milk bank in the Visayas was inaugurated on February 28, 2019, at the Reproductive Health and Neonatal Center, Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC), Tacloban City.
As part of the UNICEF’s commitment of building back better after Super Typhoon Yolanda, human breastmilk will now be available not only in usual time but also during and after disasters. UNICEF Chief of Health and Nutrition Dr. Wigdan Magdani said that in an area prone to disaster, high incidence of infant mortality is recorded.
March 10, 2019
Last 27th of February 2019, the Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium (EVHRDC) conducted a turn-over of financial grant for Ms. Inish Cris Mesias at the Office of the Vice-President for Instructions in VSU Main Campus, Baybay, Leyte cum Monitoring of RRF-funded Project of Dr. Lilibeth Miralles in VSU Alangalang Campus.
Ms. Mesias of VSU Main Campus will be undertaking her research project entitled “Assessment of the Prevalence of Foodborne Pathogens from Meat-Based Street Foods in Selected Cities of Leyte.”
February 28, 2019