This was revealed during the Orientation on Research Proposal Preparation on April 17, 2015 at the University of the Philippines Baguio. Said agenda was initiated in the region by the Cordillera Regional Health Research and Development Consortium (CRHRDC) in consultation with health sector stakeholders.
The research agenda is categorized into four themes: health financing, health service delivery, socio-environment concerns, and health technology development. Research topics are also identified under each theme:
Health Financing
- Financial risk protection (Pharmaco-economics on cardio-vascular diseases and diabetes, assessment of health benefits, social insurance- out-patient benefits and no balance billing)
Health Service Delivery
- Health service assessment on vulnerable groups (eg.OFW)
- Complementary and alternative medicine
- Indigenous knowledge systems and practices
- Health promotion
- Communicable and Non-communicable diseases
Socio-environment Concerns
- Environment and climate change
- Health social sciences
- Environment and sanitation
Health Technology Development
- Drug discovery and development
- Information and communications technology for health
With its availability, higher education institutes (HEIs) can use it as guide for coming up with relevant studies, policy makers can tap the results of the studies as evidence for their decision-making to approve programs and projects, and the Commission on Higher Education can incorporate it in the National Higher Education Research Agenda for HEIs adopt in formulating their own institution research agenda.
The CRHRDC approved it on February 17, 2015 in Baguio City with inputs from the higher education institutes (University of the Philippines Baguio, University of the Cordilleras, University of Baguio, Saint Louis University, Cordillera Career Development College, Benguet State University), Commission on Higher Education, the Department of Health, Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, National Economic and Development Authority, Department of Science and Technology, and the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development.