The University of the Philippines National Institutes of Health (UP NIH) celebrated its 25th anniversary on February 27, 2023 at the UP Professional Schools in BGC, Taguig. A two-day anniversary conference, “Transforming Philippine Health Systems Toward Universal Healthcare Through Research Partnerships”, was held with Department of Health (DOH) Officer in Charge Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire and […]
The COVID-19 pandemic forced everyone to consider other ways of gaining knowledge and acquiring skills, especially in medicine. While many things came to a halt in the ‘new normal,’ health faculties continuously tried to find innovative ways to prepare the next generation of doctors, nurses, and other medical practitioners. These past two years have […]
UP continues to play an important role in the fight against COVID-19 by conducting and providing a venue for the clinical trial of a rich Philippine resource as adjunctive therapy for hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
The 51st UP “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar will take on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Philippine healthcare system. The webinar will be held on Friday, May 7, at 12:00 noon.
From creating COVID-19 test kits to genomic epidemiology, the Philippine Genome Center looks back at past year in its OnePGC virtual conference.
Dr. Marissa Alejandria, the Philippine team leader in the “Solidarity” clinical trial, will talk about “The Treatment Landscape of COVID-19” at noon on Friday, May 8. It is the third episode of the UP webinar series, “Stop COVID Deaths: Clinical Management Updates.”
The National Training Center for Biosafety and Biosecurity of the National Institutes of Health, UP Manila is offering a free Online Biosafety Training for Laboratorians who will be handling SARS-CoV-2 on March 30 – April 3, 2020.
The University’s technology transfer officers protect and leverage research initiatives to make them more useful to the Filipino people.
The 21st anniversary conference of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-University of the Philippines Manila (UP Manila), held in partnership with the UP Manila Technology Transfer and Business Development Office (TTBDO), focused on the objective of turning health research into innovative products, policies and solutions for the benefit of society. It was held on February 28 at the Bayanihan Center, UNILAB Inc. complex, Pasig City.
Reports indicate that HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infections in the Philippines have reached epidemic proportions. Dr. Salvaña said the NIH provides important scientific evidence for policy and helps us understand, “and potentially defeat the HIV epidemic.” He added that “NIH is currently doing research on the molecular epidemiology and emergence of drug-resistant HIV. We have collaborated with the Department of Health (DOH) in determining rates of drug resistance to antiretrovirals.”
