Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium (EVHRDC) conducts an Institutional Visit Cum Research Information Committee (RIC) Meeting last February 2, 2017 at Samar State University (SSU)

Catbalogan City, Samar. February 2, 2017 --- The EVHRDC – RIC members and Committee Chairs together with Ms. Anicia P. Catameo had gathered and conducted its first institutional visit at Samar State University (SSU), Catbalogan Samar.

The SSU had been actively participating the EVHRDC activities for the past several years, hence, SSU has been chosen by the EVHRDC to be visited this CY 2017. The institutional visit aims to promote EVHRDC and be able to come up with health related research studies for possible funding this year.

During the visit, the Orientation on EVHRDC was conducted by Dr. Lucia P. Dauz the EVHRDC Coordinator, then discussed an Overview of the PCHRD/DOH Regional Research Fund (RRF) which was presided by Ms. Catameo and Call for health related research proposals by the EVHRDC staff during the morning. On the other hand, the RIC meeting was held on the afternoon where Committee members of RIC and Committee chairs (ERC, CBC, RMC) had been invited for the reconciliation of CY 2017 Work and Financial Plan (WFP) and other concerns were also discussed.