COVID-19 PANDEMIC Resources

The Department of Health (DOH) is the principal health agency in the Philippines. It is responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services to all Filipinos through the provision of quality health care and regulation of providers of health goods and services (DOH, 2021)

World Health Organization is the United Nations agency that connects nations, partners and people to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable – so everyone, everywhere can attain the highest level of health. Founded in1948, leads global efforts to expand universal health coverage, direct and coordinate the world’s response to health emergencies. (WHO, 2021)

Center for Disease and Control and Prevention is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services. CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021).

The Philippine Genome Center (PGC), a genomics-focused multidisciplinary research unit of the University of the Philippines (System) is located at the PGC Building, A. Maria Regidor Street, National Science Complex, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. PGC offers a full range of DNA sequencing services from single gene sequencing to high-throughput sequencing and a suite of Bioinformatics services from scripting to full project workflows (Philippine Genome Center, 2021).