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
In its commitment to maintain the efficiency of the Regional Unified Health Research Agenda (RUHRA) and to address relevant health-related issues and concerns through health research, the Department of Health – Eastern Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-EVCHD) spearheads the conduct of the two-day RUHRA Consultation with Stakeholders, in partnership with Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium (EVHRDC), at Leyte Park Hotel, Tacloban City on February 19-20, 2019.
February 19, 2019
ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology Development (AJSTD) is published by the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST) in cooperation with the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia. It includes original research and policy articles covering the main areas of activities of ASEAN COST, namely: (1) Biotechnology; (2) Sustainable Energy Research; (3) Materials Science and Technology; (4) Marine Science; (5) Meteorology and Geophysics; (6) Food Science and Technology; (7) Microelectronics and Information Technology; (8) Space Technology and Applications; and (9) Science and Technology Policy; and (10) Infrastructure and Resource Development.
January 31, 2019
TACLOBAN CITY - “The First 1,000 Days set the foundation for a child’s ability to grow, learn and earn in the future”, Lotta Sylwander, UNICEF Representative- Philippines during the launching of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) project Integrated Nutrition and Health Actions in the First 1,000 Days on 24 January 2019 at Marco Polo Hotel in Ortigas, Manila.
January 29, 2019
DOH Regional (Regional Surveillance Unit) data show that there is no significant reduction of cases of firecracker related injuries as compared to the previous year (2018).
Also, no major injuries were reported (amputation in last year noted).
With this, only forty three cases were reported from December 21, 2018 to January 3, 2019. Most cases were from Eastern Samar and Leyte (15 or 35%). Ages of cases ranged from 4 to 70 years old, most of them were males.
January 23, 2019