Online Event on Evidence-Based Research in Philippine Public Health Policy
On 29 April, an online dissemination event on Exploring Philippine Use of Evidence-Based Research to Influence Public Health Policy was held. This event represents the culmination of research performed under a grant awarded by the New Delhi-based Global Development Network, which aims …
Achieving Universal Health Coverage in the Philippines Through Digital Technology
Together with Cisco, ACCESS Health hosted a roundtable discussion on harnessing digital health for achieving universal health care (UHC) on 18 January 2021. Participants from government ministries handling health and/or technology, private sector developers of eHealth solutions, and academics working in this …
ACCESS Health Philippines: A Look Back On 2020 And Look Ahead To 2021
With the pandemic’s onset, 2020 became a year of transition for the Philippines office. The introduction of quarantines necessitated a move online for nearly all our projects and activities. Nevertheless, our work continued and we were able to complete a number of …
ACCESS Health Philippines Holds a Virtual Roundtable on Bone Health
With support from Amgen Philippines and moderated by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), ACCESS Health Philippines spearheaded its first virtual roundtable discussion on Bone Health on Dec. 17, 2020. Its main goal was to call for establishing a better ecosystem for Bone …
ACCESS Health Philippines opens its 2nd Tuberculosis Clinic in Mandaluyong City
ACCESS Health Philippines, together with its implementing partner Innovations for Community Health, successfully opened its second Kalinga Health Hub in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila on November 25, 2020. This clinic will serve as a high-quality diagnosis and treatment facility featuring a centralized …
Enhancing Child Protection In The Philippines
In conjunction with the Consuelo Foundation—a nonprofit addressing children’s wellbeing—ACCESS Health Philippines organized a Child Protection Research Forum to appraise the current state of child protection in the country. The Forum involved a wide range of participants, including academics, child advocates, health …
ACCESS Health Shortlisted for Global Development Network Award
The ACCESS Health Philippines office was one of three organizations shortlisted for the Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development 2019 by the Global Development Network. The main theme of the award is “Doing research in developing countries: the role of non-academic actors, new …
ACCESS Health Philippines Launches New Global Health Emerging Leaders Program
The Philippines team launched a new Global Health Emerging Leaders program at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China in June. The program was inspired by a Global Health Course originally launched in 2015 by ACCESS Health Philippines Country Director, Don Prisno. In recognition …
ACCESS Health Philippines Launches New Tuberculosis Program
The ACCESS Health Philippines team is working in close partnership with Community Health Solutions on a new public private partnership that will bring much needed tuberculosis counseling, screening, diagnostic testing, and treatment to a select city in Metropolitan Manila. The eighteen month pilot project is …
ACCESS Health 2016 Annual Report
We are delighted to be releasing our Annual Report for 2016. Last year was a year of significant growth and expansion for ACCESS Health. We expanded our activities across India, China, and the Philippines and strengthened our work in Singapore and the United …
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