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Year-End Meeting

Members of the Cagayan Valley Health Research and Development Consortium (CVHRDC) gathered to wrap up their 2018 accomplishments as well as to review and discuss their ways forward for the upcoming year during their Year-End Meeting held at Zen Hotel, Santiago City, Isabela last December 17, 2018.

Executive Director Sancho A. Mabborang encouraged the group to continue stepping up until the R&D ecosystem in region 2 goes on top for the people and its stakeholders.

Furthermore, Engr. Emmanuel M. Mendoza talked about how important intellectual property is in research outputs. He briefed the members about their rights to protect their works from unfair use.

Meanwhile Chairperson, Dr. Julius T. Capili shared the 3Rs secret of CVHRDC's success which are RESOURCE, good RELATIONSHIP with each member and partner-institutions, and the importance of quality RESULTS.

CVHRDC Chair directs Research Utilization Meeting

DOST 2 Regional Director Sancho A. Mabborang, led the Research Utilization Committee (RUC) Meeting of the members of Cagayan Valley Health Research and Development Consortium conducted at MCNP Board Room, Alimannao Hills, Penablanca, Cagayan on December 10, 2018.

To promote the potential of researches in the region, Dir. Mabborang eyes to organize an activity next year that will invite the sectors and industries in line with health researches to pitch in to the consortium what is the need of the market that they could develop.

Furthermore, he believes that the researchers in the region are well-capacitated and equipped to produce quality and community-relevant researches.

“Naniniwala ako na maraming magaling na researcher dito sa region, kailangan lang silang i-encourage, dapat silang i-motivate; kailangan silang i- embolden”, the director said.

On the other hand, Research Information, Communication, Division Chief and Utilization Division, Chief Merlita Opena encouraged the body to widen their perspectives in Health Research concerns and agenda as well as its immense public dissemination.

“Hindi lang nasa Health at nasa Hospital ang focus ng ating consortium, maraming sectors ang sakop din ng health, and the community must know it, para malaman nila kung ano nga ba ang ginagawa natin. We have to transform research in to policy”, Opena explained.

Meanwhile, in mainstreaming CVHRDC researches and activities, it is set to have more publications and quarterly gazette, as well as radio guesting of its experts in Agham ni Angkuan for massive dissemination of Information to the public.

DOST 02 Chief anchors CVHRDC in three major areas

"Drug discovery and development, Invention of functional foods, and Research on Disaster Risk Reduction Management and Climate Change Adaptation"

These are the three major areas that DOST 02 Regional Director Sancho A. Mabborang stressed to the participants in the opening of three-day 4th Annual Health Research Conference dubbed "Breaking Health Disparities, Bridging Health Equity and Building Resilient Communities thru Health Research and Innovation", held at Isabela State University-Cauayan Campus, November 27, 2018.

Dir. Mabborang said that this is the best time to conduct researches because there is sufficient funding where they could resource from.

"Money now is not a problem; the quality proposal rather", the director said.

He also believes that despite the minimal number of researchers from participating universities, they could still strive to come up with mature and potential outputs for commercialization researches and innovations.

“Your institution can do this. We have the pool of Human Resources, however not of the equipment and facilities. Still, we have to level up”, he reiterated.

“If it doesn’t benefit the citizenry, I call it less meaningful”, he reminded the researchers as he ended his speech.

Said conference is attended by about 70 faculty-researchers and students in the region.

Consultation Meeting on GCASIH

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/.

Joint Conduct of RRDC/CVHRDC 2019-2022 Strategic Planning

DOST RO2 Head drives CVHRDC closer to communities

"Gusto ko by 2019 and beyond we keep in touch with the community, mas magiging meaningful ang consortium kung ang impact ay mapupunta sa ating citizentry", said DOST RO2 Dir. Sancho A. Mabborang in the first day of Cagayan Valley Research Health and Development Consortium (CVHRDC) Strategic Planning for 2019-2022 held at Country Inn Hotel and Restaurant, Centro, Sta. Ana, Cagayan, November 7, 2018.

Dir. Mabborang said that the members should distinguish their niche aligned with the RUHRA or Regional Unified Health Research Agenda and RDP or Research and Development Plan to address major health problem in the country.

On the other hand, Executive Director of Angeles University Foundation Dr. Roberto Pagulayan emphasized the need for the integration of Patent, International Publications, and Research to Policy Outcomes in the consortium.

Furthermore, PCHRDC-DOST Specialist Anicia P. Catameo reiterated that the consortium should follow the direction and conduct more activities to support their niche.

"Dapat continuous ang ating capacity building in doing our research proposals", said Miss Catameo.

Meanwhile, the Director guaranteed that he will support all their activities and assured that each university will be aided in their R&D.