PNHRS AT A GLANCE
National Unified Health Research Agenda
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
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
This year, the Philippine National Health Research System (PNHRS) Week returns with a bold call: “One Health for All,” as it gathers over 500 health researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders from across the country on 13-15 August 2025 in Legazpi [ ... ]
Representatives from the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) flew to Bicol to participate in the 3rd Joint Meeting in preparation for the 18th Philippine National Health Research System [ ... ]
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 focused [ ... ]
“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 [ ... ]
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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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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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 [ ... ]
Regional Featured ArticlesRead more...“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 [ ... ]
Regional Featured ArticlesRead more...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. [ ... ]
Regional UpdatesRead more...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 [ ... ]
Regional UpdatesRead more...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 [ ... ]
Regional UpdatesRead more...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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