Tacloban City March 3 2017 The National Unified Health Research Agenda NUHRA a major document produced by the Research Agenda Committee RAC of the Philippine National Health Research System PNHRS serves as the countrys template for health research and development efforts NUHRA was developed with the health research priorities perceived as relevant to the countrys public health situation particularly addressing the health issues of the poor and disadvantaged segments of the population It is regularly updated to account for recent developments new directions and thrusts The updating takes into consideration the United Nation Millennium Development Goals MediumTerm Philippine Development Plan

Tacloban City March 3 2017 As an offshoot of the Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium EVHRDC funded research study entitled Assessment of the Sanitary Conditions and Food Handlers Practices of Public and Private High School Canteens in Eastern Visayas Philippines the Department of Health Regional Office VIII DOH RO8 in coordination with the studys Lead Investigator Mr Pet Anthony Pascual and Leyte Normal University LNU conducted a Feedback Forum on Food Safety Research and Training of Food Handlers in Selected Schools in Eastern Visayas last March 1 2 2017 at the DOH RO8 Conference Room Bgry Candahug Palo

Call for Proposals for EVHRDC Funding

SAMAR STATE UNIVERSITY Catbalogan City Samar From a college thesis now a commercialized product inwaiting This is the fate of a computer engineering project of Samar State University in 2013 which has received at least 5 different awards to date from local to national competition The biggest was the USAidSTRIDE award worth PhP 103M received this month of February 2017

Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium EVHRDC conducts an Institutional Visit Cum Research Information Committee RIC Meeting last February 2 2017 at Samar State University SSU