Members from the Regional Health Research and Development Consortium XI (RHRDC XI) participated during the 10th Philippines National Health Research System (PNHRS) Week Celebration last August 10-11, 2016 at the Citystate Asturias Hotel, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. This event is an annual gathering of the country’s health research community which provides a platform for interaction, learning and collaboration of different stakeholders in health research and development.
With a theme “Research and Innovation for Health and the Environment”, the celebration was hosted by the MIMAROPA Health Research and Development Consortium (MHRDS) together with the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD). Plenary and parallel sessions were focused primarily on technologies that can address climate change; safe water resources; ecosystem conservation; community response to health and environment sustainable governance; government and community response to climate-induced health hazards and climate change pressures; and role of media in building health and environmental protection awareness and actions. Student and Professional Research Competition were also being held.
PNHRS is an integrated national framework for health research in the country which aims to promote cooperation and integration of all health research efforts and stakeholders in the country to ensure that research contributes to evidence-informed health policies and actions. By virtue of Proclamation No. 1309, second week of August was declared as the Philippine National Health Research System Week.
