The Cagayan Valley Health Research and Development Consortium (CVHRDC) participated in the recent Consultation Meeting on the Guidelines for the Gelia Castillo Award for Social Innovation in Health (GCASIH) Luzon Cluster last November 19, 2018, at Lewis Grand Hotel, Angeles City, Pampanga. The activity was spearheaded by Foundation for the Advancement of Clinical Epidemiology, Inc. (FACE, which was commissioned by the DOST-PCHRD).
GCASIH aims to recognize outstanding models of social innovations that address persistent, societal and health systems challenges. The Award also acknowledges the innovators at the frontlines. Through the innovators’ experience we can better understand how and why social innovations are impactful, the factors enabling their success and the lessons that can be gleaned from their experience to scale it more broadly in the larger health system.
The award is open to all on-going social innovation programs or projects developed by Filipinos for the Filipinos. The entry must be implemented only in the Philippines.
Meanwhile, CVHRDC was represented by Dr. Melfei E. Buhingan- CVHRDC Research Management Committee Chair and Ms. Clyde Beth B. Caraang- SRS II, CVHRDC Project Support Staff.
With this, CVHRDC encourages all institutions in the region to be more passionate in rendering their service especially in finding solutions that will address the current gaps in healthcare.
To be familiar with social innovation in health initiative, please visit the official facebook page link https://www.facebook.com/SIHIph/.
