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 HIVrelated deaths is pushing the health department to make a shift in the fight against the virus through its healthcare access testing and education

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

NOW OPEN CALL FOR 2025 CAPSULE RESEARCH PROPOSALS

Tacloban City The Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium EVHRDC officially turned over research funds and conducted a grant orientation meeting for two newlyapproved Participatory Action Research PAR projects on May 7 2025 at the Ordex Studio Eastern Visayas State University EVSU Main Campus

The Eastern Visayas Health Research Consortium EVHRDC held a twoday workshop on April 2930 2025 at Hotel Alejandro in Tacloban City to review and update its Manual of Operations