PNHRS AT A GLANCE

National Unified Health Research Agenda

NUHRA serves as the country’s template for health research and development efforts specifying the areas and topics needed to be addressed in a 5-year scope.

Opportunities

Find out how you can participate in the health research-related opportunities of the four implementing agencies.

PNHRS Week

By virtue of Proclamation No. 1309, the PNHRS Week is celebrated every second week of August.

Regional Health Research Systems

The regional health research consortia in all the regions of the country mirror the PNHRS framework at the regional level

Philippine Health Research Ethics Board

PHREB is the national policy making body in health research ethics.

Monitoring Tool

To ensure that the system is more responsive and inclusive, the PNHRS Monitoring Tool was developed.

Implementing Agencies

Four institutions commit to support PNHRS to achieve its vision of creating a vibrant, dynamic and responsible health research community.

Technical Working Committees

The six TWCs were aligned with the research themes based on the country’s health needs.

PNHRS Milestones

Take a look at PNHRS accomplishments since its inception.

OUR LATEST NEWS

04 Oct 2024 07:12 - Audrey John Gonzales
Strengthened support and resources for regional health research consortia highlighted in this year’s PNHRS Week celebration


“Regional health research and development consortia have become so active in shaping our country’s health research system,” said Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) Executive [ ... ]

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20 Mar 2024 00:50 - Audrey John Gonzales
2024 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Foreign Graduate Scholarship Program MSc/PhD in Tropical Medicine


Overview

The mission of the Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) and Faculty of Tropical Medicine (FTM), Mahidol University―SEAMEO TROPMED Thailand is to address health system needs [ ... ]

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07 Feb 2024 01:37 - Audrey John Gonzales
2024 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Foreign Graduate Scholarship Program PhD in Molecular Biomedicine


Overview

The Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD), the University of Trieste (UniTS) and Fondazione Italiana Fegato (FIF) entered into an Agreement to develop and implement a program [ ... ]

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25 Oct 2023 01:59 - Audrey John Gonzales
PNHRS holds its Strategic Planning Workshop for 2023-2028

The Philippine National Health Research System held a strategic planning workshop for 2023-2028 last September 28-30, 2023 at The Heritage Hotel Manila, Pasay City. It was attended by the PCHRD/PNHRS Governing Council, PNHRS Steering Committee, PNHRS [ ... ]

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25 Oct 2023 01:32 - Audrey John Gonzales
One Health Approach: Researchers urge for cross-sectoral strategies to achieve health resilience

Filipino researchers Dr. Vicente Y. Belizario, Jr. and Dr. Carlos Primero D. Gundran of the University of the Philippines Manila highlighted the interconnection of health and the environment in a special session during the 16th Philippine National Health [ ... ]

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25 Oct 2023 01:17 - Audrey John Gonzales
Health research among priorities of government leaders— House Speaker Romualdez

Health and health research remain among the foremost concerns of government leaders,” said House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez in his keynote speech delivered by Atty. Mark Stephen Reyes during the 16th Philippines National Health Research [ ... ]

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REGIONAL NEWS

25 Oct 2023 01:25 - Audrey John Gonzales

Contenders from Eastern Visayas and Northern Mindanao emerge as champions in the Oral Research Paper Competition, securing first-place victories in the Professional and Student categories, respectively at the 16th Philippine National Health Research System [ ... ]

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25 Oct 2023 01:21 - Audrey John Gonzales

Together, let us embark on a journey towards occupational health and safety.”

Advocating for occupational safety among emergency room (ER) nurses, Zamboanga Consortium for Health Research and Development (ZCHRD) representative Mr. Halid Tamano is [ ... ]

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01 Sep 2022 05:11 - Christine Jane Gonzalez

The Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium (EVHRDC) in its commitment to promote and empower health research activities in Region 8, will be conducting its 2022 Regional Health Research Symposium (RHRS) on October 27-28, 2022. [ ... ]

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01 Sep 2022 05:09 - Christine Jane Gonzalez

A research by the University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) on durian rinds as natural bio preservatives secured over 900,000 pesos funding from the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD).

Durian, dubbed "the king of tropical [ ... ]

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18 Aug 2022 05:30 - Christine Jane Gonzalez

The Region 1 Health Research and Development Consortium (R1HRDC) spearheaded by the Research Utilization Committee (RUC), successfully conducted the 2022 R1HRDC Research Conference with the theme “People-Centered Health Research Towards National [ ... ]

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18 Aug 2022 05:28 - Christine Jane Gonzalez

The Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium (EVHRDC), spearheaded by the chair of the Capacity Building Committee (CBC), Dr. Virgildo E. Sabalo, conducted a two-day Data Analytics and Statistics Training last July 18-19, 2022 via Zoom [ ... ]

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HEALTH RESEARCH VIDEOS

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16th PNHRS Week Celebration

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12th PNHRS Week Celebration

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