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CALL FOR PROPOSAL
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Health
Bicol Center for Health Development
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
The DOH – Bicol Center for Health and Development (CHD) Research and Development Committee announces the 2021 Call for Submission of Research Proposals aligned to our Research Priorities for implementation in CY 2021 -2022.
For this year, the proponents should focus on the following research priority topics .These were sourced from various references and documents such as COVID – 19 related priority activities, country commitments and the required inputs to support the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law Implementation.
The following listed below were further screened and prioritized to account for the Regional’s budget limitations and the need to repurpose funding to support the pandemic response.
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RESEARCH PRIORITY |
RESEARCH AREA |
RESEARCH TOPIC |
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Health Service Delivery |
Improving Access to Quality Hospitals and Health Care Facilities |
· Preparedness and Response of the Facilities for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases · Health Outcomes and Hospital Infection Rate Improvement · Strengthening the health facilities’ capacity for COVID 19 and future pandemic · Health Facility Information Management System and Integration of the Health Care Provider Network
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Improving Provision of Public Health Services |
· Evaluation of UHC Integration Sites (UIS) · Implementation of Province City –Wide Workload indicators of Staffing Needs (WISN) Study in the Select UHC Integration Sites (UIS) · Assessment of the Local Capacity of the Pharmaceutical Industry in the Philippines · Primary Health Care Study · Waiting Time and Turn-around time reduction · Health Facility Operations and Management Efficiency Improvement |
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Socio- Environmental Health Concerns |
Health Social Sciences (including community development) |
· Conduct of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Law Fifth Year Implementation Review (Phase 2) · Evaluation of Maternal and Child Health Service Delivery (include NBS and Immunization) · Impact of Community Quarantine on Persons who Use Drugs · Studying interventions to address mental health problems · Health Care Delivery in GIDA · Improvements in patient confidence and trust in accessing health care
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Environmental, Disaster and Climate Change |
· Climate Change, pandemic and mental health: Exploring the effects of chronic stress on mental health and cognition · Research that increases the likelihood of implementing an all – hazards health emergency and disaster risk management approach, including prevention and readiness, for the risks related to emergencies that may occur during the COVID -19 pandemic · Research to strengthen community resilience before, during, and after the COVID -19 Pandemic · Beliefs on Disasters of Indigenous Peoples
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Health Financing |
Financial Risk Protection |
· Analysis of the Costs to Provide the Optimal Combination of Financial and Non-Financial Incentives that is effective in Ensuring Adequate Distribution and Retention of Health Human Resource in Primary Care · Impact Assessment on the Implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) Exemption to Medicines Prescribed for Diabetes, Hypertension and High Cholesterol
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Please be advised that all proposals shall be screened in accordance to the attached criteria (Annex A). Kindly submit and upload the electronic copies of the documents needed through This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. given below:
The electronic copies/ documents for submission are as follows:
- Research Proposal using the DOST Template (downloadable)
- Gantt Chart
- Curriculum Vitae of the Proponent
- Detailed Budget Line Item
- Work and Financial Plan (WFP) and Project Procurement and Management Plan (PPMP)
- Scanned copy of the Letter of Endorsement of the Head of Office addressed to:
ERNIE V. VERA, MD, MPH, CHA, CESO III
Director IV
DOH Bicol Center for Health and Development
Legazpi City
The deadline of submission of the Research Proposal will be within the First Quarter of 2021. The announcement of selected research papers will be on April 15, 2021. For any queries, you may contact Ms. Lotis B. Palencia, Statistician III or Ms. Maryden Loar, Health Program Researcher of the Planning and Statistics Unit – Data Management and Research through landline number (052) 204 0040 loc 506.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTION
- NATURE OF THE STUDY
- The Proposed Research Study should fall within the prescribed research priority for 2021.
- The proposal should be prepared following the DOST Template.
- The Researchers will be ranked based on its relevance, feasibility and reproducibility.
- DURATION
- Studies with expected substantial results obtained within 6 - 9 months are preferred.
- If the proposed research proposal will be a multi – year research, this will be subject to the availability of funds from the Health Sector Research and Development Fund to provide fund augmentation.
- BUDGET / FUNDING COUNTERPART
- The line- item – budget (LIB) must be detailed.
- Funds if available, may be sourced from the different Clusters of the Local Health Support Division (LHSD)
Credits to: Lotis B. Palencia, DOH-CHD V Statistician III, Head of Research Department
Article by: Bernard Dexter M. Moros, SRS I BCHRD
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The Alberto Romualdez, Jr. Outstanding Health Research Award (AROHRA) is extended until January 19, 2021
For more info: http://pchrd.dost.gov.ph/index.php/events/5846-call-for-nomination-alberto-g-romualdez-jr-outstanding-health-research-award-arohra
GUIDELINES
PURPOSE
The Alberto G. Romualdez, Jr. Outstanding Health Research Award (AROHRA) encourages researchers to be sensitive to the scientific and technological requirements of the health delivery system and rewards those whose research have contributed significantly to addressing prevalent health issues.
The Award gives recognition to a research program or project that has demonstrated the link between research and practice through the utilization of research findings in the health delivery system. Given by the Department of Science and Technology- Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) in collaboration with the Department of Health (DOH), the award has two (2) categories: Biomedical Research and Health Services Research.
NOMINATION PROCEDURES
1. What can be nominated
Any health research program or project may be considered for the Award. Work to be nominated may fall under any of two categories: Biomedical Research or Health Services Research.
For Biomedical Research, the program or project must be engaged in generating and/or adapting appropriate health technologies that address specific health problems and emphasize the development of diagnostic tools and techniques, biological (e.g. drugs, vaccines, functional foods, etc.), biomedical devices, and ICT-based healthcare technologies.
For Health Services Research, the program or project must be involved in the organization, administration, operation, utilization and other aspects of health services delivery systems that address the country’s social, political, cultural, and economic conditions.
2. Who can nominate
Any institution; members of the consortium; scientific, technological and professional societies or associations; research institutes; universities and colleges; and individuals may nominate. Self-nomination is not allowed.
3. Who can be nominated and what can be a nominated entry
The award is open to a completed research program or project done by Filipino researcher/s. The nominated entry must be done mainly in the Philippines.
For purposes of this Award, a research program refers to a group of interrelated or complementing research projects that require an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary approach to meet established goal/s within a specific time frame, while a research project refers to the basic unit in the investigation of specific research problems with predetermined objective/s to be accomplished within a specific time frame.
4. How to nominate
Nominations should be made using the prescribed nomination form. Entries from both consortium member institutions and non-consortium member institutions must be submitted to and endorsed by the Chair of the consortium. Each nomination should include ALL of the following:
a. Write-up on the impact of the project on health delivery,a contextualization of the problem that the project/program seeks to address and a description of the program/project, highlighting how the results were utilized, as well as the benefits derived from their utilization.
b. One copy of each of the technical reports and/or publicationsof the completed projects leading to technology transfer and/or translation to a policy formulation or program intervention.
c. Statement from the technology user(s) and program or project end-userdescribing the contribution of the technology and project or program in improving health delivery.
• After the preliminary screening, the judges may ask for additional supporting documents from the nominees.
5. Schedule of Selection and Awarding
The Award is given every three (3) years.
6. Where to send nominations
a. Nominations should be submitted to the regional consortium secretariat not later the deadline. (Please refer to the attached paper for list of addresses)
b. Endorsed entries by the consortium chair should be submitted to DOST-PCHRD.
INCENTIVES
The Award consists of a cash prize of P 500,000 and a trophy for winners of each category
arti. Bernard Dexter M. Moros, SRS I
details credits to Philippine Council for Health Research and Development
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