PNHRS Week is celebrated every second week of August in the country through Presidential Proclamation 1309 signed on June 2007. This year the celebration focuses on "Convergence in Divergence, Innovations for better health".
Other highlights of the events are the launching of the Health Innovation Marketplace and the announcement of winners for WVHRDC Training Awards for R & D, Student Research Competition, Poster Exhibits and Best Mentors Awards.Panelists during the discussion include House of Representatives Committee on Health Vice Chair Anthony Golez, DOST 11 Regional Director Dr. Anthony Sales, WHO Representative in the Philippines Dr. Soe Nyunt-U, and World Bank Senior Health Specialist Dr. Eduardo Banzon.Plan International Philippines Country Program Advisor for Health and Research Agenda Committee Member Ma. Loida Sevilla was tasked to present the National Health Research Agenda on the final session on August 12. This will be followed by a panel discussion on "Funding the National Unified Health Research Agenda." On August 11 there will be plenary sessions on regional health systems, research translation to policy and action, ethics, information and communication technology in health, intellectual property and technology commercialization; and research dissemination.Preceding the opening of the exhibit are three pre-conference events such as the Focused Group Discussions on Research Utilization for Chairs of Consortia Regional Unit Committees and Health Research and Media; 1st Student Research Competition in Health Science and Technology; and Inter-Regional Research presentations. All pre-conference events will start at 8:00 AM. The opening of the exhibit is set at 5:00 PM to be followed by the opening ceremonies of the three-day event with House of Representatives Committee on Health Congressman Alfredo D. Maranon as keynote speaker. Salazar added that "the exhibit will also feature local research papers of students, physicians and researchers in the region which won local, national and international recognitions and are also important in efforts towards health promotions." "All these institutions are members of the Western Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium," said Salazar. WVHRDC is one of the 17 Regional Health Research and Development Consortia in the country which mirrors the framework of the PNHRS at the regional level.Salazar identified the ten participating institutions from the region as University of St. La Salle, Bacolod City; Colegio San Agustin, Bacolod City; University of San Agustin, Iloilo City; Central Philippine University, Iloilo City; West Visayas State University, Iloilo City; University of the Philippines-Visayas, Iloilo City; St. Paul's University, Iloilo City; DOST 6; Department of Health Regional Office 6; and Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Hospital, Bacolod City.Department of Science and Technology 6 Information Officer Sol Aplaon Salazar said the said institutions will be taking part in the 5th Philippine National Health Research System (PNHRS) Week, a gathering of stakeholders and representatives from the different regions in the country to interact and learn from each other, share information and experiences on research-based solutions to health problems.ILOILO CITY, Aug. 10 (PIA) -- Ten institutions including seven schools, two government agencies and a hospital from Western Visayas will showcase their health related researches and development activities in a three-day conference starting today at L'Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City.