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The Philippine Clinical Practice Guidelines for Periodic Health Examination: Screening for Mental Health and Addiction is now published in Acta Medica Philippina.

The CPG provided recommendations on the prioritized clinical questions in the screening for certain conditions on mental health and addiction. The recommendations are based on the appraisal of the best available evidence.

Full text: https://actamedicaphilippina.upm.edu.ph/index.php/acta/article/view/11314/7144

📣 Available Research Staff Positions

A prevalence study on S. Pneumoniae nasopharyngeal carriage is currently seeking qualified and motivated individuals to join the study team.

This community-based study will be conducted in Los Baños, Laguna and San Juan, Batangas.

We are inviting applications for the following positions:
1. (2) Study Physicians
2. (1) Study Coordinator
3. (1) Data Manager
4. (1) Administrative Officer

Interested applicants should submit the following:
1. Curriculum Vitae with references
2. Letter of Intent
3. Copy of relevant licenses or certifications (if applicable)

Applications may be sent to:

Josephine G. Aldaba, MD
Institute of Child Health and Human Development
University of the Philippines Manila- National Institutes of Health
[email protected]
Subject line: Application – [Position Title]

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Shared from: Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension - UP Manila

"Among the 113 technology ventures and initiatives reported by the University of the Philippines Technology Transfer and Business Development Office in 2025 were 45 technology licenses, 24 spinoff companies, and 68 technology transfer leads.

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Some ventures that show UP’s commitment to inclusive health innovation include herbal medicines such as Lagundi, Sambong, Tsaang Gubat, Ulasimang Bato, Yerba Buena, and Hemoxyther; biomedical devices such as the Dengue Detection Kit; and Hele, a suite of assistive technologies for hearing screening."

Read more here: https://up.edu.ph/up-innovation-is-strongest-in-health-agri-aqua-and-food-climate-and-environment/

Among the 113 technology ventures and initiatives reported by the University of the Philippines Technology Transfer and Business Development Office in 2025 were 45 technology licenses, 24 spinoff companies, and 68 technology transfer leads. TTBDO is under the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation.

Read more here: https://up.edu.ph/up-innovation-is-strongest-in-health-agri-aqua-and-food-climate-and-environment/

The UP Manila NIH Institute on Aging through Asst. Prof. Garcia actively participated in the national consultation to push for a legally binding international treaty to protect the rights of older persons.

READ MORE: https://www.ncsc.gov.ph/post/ncsc-chr-push-for-international-treaty-on-the-rights-of-older-persons

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The University of the Philippines Manila - National Telehealth Center (NTHC) is looking for a skilled UI/UX Developer to join the Precision Diet Control AI Model Designed for Chronic Disease Patient – Based on Personal Health Record and International Data Exchange-Year 2 Project.

This role will focus on designing and developing responsive, accessible, and user-friendly interfaces for Personal Health Record (PHR) and SMART on FHIR applications to support better clinician and patient workflows.

💻 Preferred skills include Svelte/SvelteKit, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, UI/UX design, and responsive front-end development.

☑️ Full TOR and application instructions: bit.ly/4tvnOg8
📅 Deadline: May 21, 2026 (Wednesday)
❓Questions? Email [[email protected]]

Let’s learn about Mastering Complexity: Integrated Care for Patients with Multi-morbidity this coming May 26, 2026 in PGH and via Zoom.

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May 15, 2026 — A critical push to standardize and unify the country’s electronic health records concluded this week as the three-day FHIR® Structured Data Capture (SDC) Training successfully wrapped up.

From 13 to 15 May 2026, around 25 software developers, programmers, and health IT specialists across the Asia-Pacific participated in the intensive online course, organized by the University of the Philippines Manila National Telehealth Center (NTHC), and CSIRO Australia, through the Strengthening Standards Capability Project (SSCP). The training course is a major step toward enhancing health data interoperability and supporting the development of a unified Health Information Exchange.

The three-day technical course focused on building participants’ capacity to implement FHIR-based data structures using the Structured Data Capture (SDC) standard. Sessions progressed from foundational concepts – covering FHIR® SDC, QuestionnaireResponse, and QuestionnaireResponse resources – to deeper exploration of the FHIR® SDC Implementation Guide and the SDC capabilities, and finally to real-world applications and use cases.

SDC enables digital health forms to function as “smart forms”, allowing responses to be automatically converted into structured, standards-compliant data without manual encoding. This ensures that high-quality data is captured at the point of entry and is immediately ready for integration into national health repositories and interoperable systems.

The training was led by Mr. Ilya Beda, HL7 FHIR® Architect and co-founder of Beda Software, who guided participants through hands-on codelabs using various FHIR tools and platforms to design, implement, and test structured data capture workflows.
By the end of the course, participants gained practical experience in building “SMART” forms with SDC capabilities that can pre-populate as well as validate to improve data quality, reduce redundancy, and support more efficient and interoperable digital health systems across healthcare settings. The training reinforces the country’s push toward standards-based digital health transformation and the broader adoption of FHIR in national health information systems.

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Stay tuned for more news and updates from the UP NTHC!

Institute Director Dr. Melissa Amosco of NIH-Institute of Reproductive Health is the Project Lead for this DOST-funded initiative.

https://dost.gov.ph/knowledge-resources/news/4397-dost-supports-development-of-phantom-model-for-ultrasound-in-training-clinicians.html?fbclid=IwZnRzaAR5Am1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEepb6fbJ41WEd831CRnmTdHmRXO5-N6x7MgTnTQUAFShEkZ7hQO16CS6yRc24_aem_ydztczQQDNlPIuT2iRcf2Q


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IN PHOTOS: The Global Council of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) visited the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila National Institutes of Health (NIH) on April 29, 2026, as part of a two-day program of their Manila meeting aimed at deepening IVI’s role in advancing vaccine equity and sustainable health security.

The Philippines holds the presidency of IVI Global Council as represented by Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa. The DOH selected NIH as one of the official site venues to provide participants with a deeper appreciation of the Philippines’ health research, innovation, and implementation ecosystem.

During the visit, NIH Executive Director Marissa Alejandria, Philippine Genome Center Executive Director Windell Rivera, and Department of Science and Technology Undersecretary for Research and Development Leah Buendia provided overviews of their institutions’ mandates and activities, including strategic priorities, key programs, current research and partnerships, efforts in capacity building and workforce development, and potential areas for global collaboration.

📷 Jericho Paolo Mabansag

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