Published May 2, 2021, 2:04 PM
Recognizing that only 1,000 out of 4,000 children diagnosed with cancer receive proper care and medication, the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) has vowed its unwavering support to the Aruga sa Batang may Cancer (ABC) Initiative that seeks to provide a web-based pediatric palliative care service in the country.
ARUGA sa Batang May Cancer (ABC) Inititative. (Screenshot from the DOSTv Facebook page)
“The DOST-PCHRD continues to support the “Aruga sa Batang may Cancer (ABC) Initiative program that aims to alleviate health burden among pediatric patients diagnosed with cancer through the development and implementation of a website focused on the delivery of palliative care services,” DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said on the DOSTv Facebook page on Friday, April 30.
DOST eyes ivermectin trial in NCR quarantine facilities by May
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 29) The national government is finalizing details of the clinical trial on the antiparasitic drug ivermectin since there is still no evidence it is effective against COVID-19.
Dr. Jaime Montoya, chief of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD), said they are targeting to start the trial by end of May or first week of June.
Over 1,200 mild to moderate COVID-19 patients undergoing isolation in quarantine facilities could participate in the trial, but the number could eventually go up. The clinical trial - personally ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte - could run for six months or less, but it should be completed before yearend.
Published April 23, 2021, 4:22 PM
The Philippines is targeting to conduct its clinical trial on the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by “first week of June”, a top official of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) said on Friday, April 23.
DOST-PCHRD Executive Director Dr. Jaime C. Montoya confirmed that the research team from the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila- Philippine General Hospital (PGH), to be led by Dr. Aileen Wang will conduct the clinical trial.
DOST-PCHRD Executive Director Dr. Jaime C. Montoya
“The research team is already meeting. Dr. Aileen Wang will lead the team,” he told the Manila Bulletin in a Viber message.
Published April 23, 2021, 5:31 PM
A Balik Scientist awardee has been named as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)- Republic of Korea (ROK) Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Pioneer.
In a Facebook post shared by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD), it was announced that Dr. Lawrence A. Limjuco, the 2020 Balik Scientist Awardee, received the Award for Excellence in STI.
In that social media post, the DOST-Balik Scientist Program extended its felicitations to Limjuco, a former research professor in Myongi University and research fellow at the National Research Foundation of South Korea.
Published April 22, 2021, 3:02 PM
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) bared Thursday, April 22, the completion of a total of 100 research, development and innovation projects in the industry, energy, and emerging technologies sectors amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
DOST PCIEERD Executive Director Dr. Enrico Paringit said all the 100 completed projects in 2020 were funded by the Council.
“Of the 100 completed projects, 15 of which are ready for technology transfer and commercialization, 16 for deployment to national government agencies, 41 for follow up researches, 21 for crafting of policy recommendations, and seven under facilities, technology business incubators, and capacity building,” he said during the virtual opening ceremony of the three-day Philippine Research, Development, and Innovation Conference (PRDIC).