Recent Activities

Volunteer Youth Leader for Health - Philippines

NCR-South Luzon Cluster

Los Baños, Laguna

RECENT ACTIVITIES

2017

Implementation of Project Kabilin Kalusugan for LB Nanays

Team Proactive Kabilin

2016

June 24, 2016 VYLH-Philippines Los Banos joined Master in Public Health (MPh) students from UP Manila and the Los Banos, Laguna RHU (RHU1 Dr. Alvin Isidoro) in holding Project ‪#‎TROPA‬: Teens are Responsible Over Pregnancy Advocacy at Los Banos National Highschool. The activity was participated by Grade 7 students.

April 2, 2016 Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health - Los Baños together with The UPLB Genetics Society promoted the advocacies of the network through a talk on maternal health and distribution of brochures during The UPLB Genetics Society's Medical Mission held at Barangay Bitin, Bay, Laguna.

February 29, 2016 Members of PAN-Alpha Omega Chapter celebrated Rare Disease Week through an advocacy fansign campaign #CareForRare

January 30, 2016 VYLH-Philippines Los Banos conducted an outreach program and seminar at Brgy. San Antonio Covered Court which tackled Folic Acid Supplementation Awareness, Newborn Screening Promotion, Support on Rare Diseases, and lectures on Maternal Health.

2015

February 22, 2015 Members of The UPLB Genetics Society joined "Run for Rare", a run-for-a-cause organized by PSOD and RunManiaPH. The event was held at Greenfield City, Santa Rosa Laguna.

February 23-28, 2015 Member organizations of VYLH-Philippines Los Banos celebrated Rare Disease Week through their "Rare pero nagmamahal din" campaign.

March 11, 2015 VYLH-Philippines Los Banos participated in the 3rd Buntis Congress in Los Banos, Laguna. The event was organized by the Gender and Development (GAD) Office and Municipal Health Office (MHO) of Los Banos, Laguna in partnership with the Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society (Southern Tagalog Chapter).

October 7, 2015 VYLH-Philippines Los Baños volunteers delivered a talk/seminar about Newborn Screening, Folic Acid Awareness at the Municipal Health Unit, Brgy. Batong Malake, Los Baños.

November 7, 2015 GeneSoc VYLH-Philippines Committee Head and Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health - Los Baños coordinator Patrick Cuenca gave a talk on VYLH-Philippines to the participants of #NIGQC2015 National Intercollegiate Genetics Quiz Contest 2015 organized by the The UPLB Genetics Society.

2014

October 2014 Members of VYLH-Philippines affiliated UPLB student organizations celebrated Newborn Screening Week 2014 with #NBSB (Newborn Screening Baby)

2013

July 28, 2013 The UPLB Genetics Society conducted its annual medical mission at Barangay Bagong Silang, Los Banos, Laguna. During the medical mission, GeneSoc members also discussed about the importance of folic acid and newborn screening with the residents of the barangay.

September 14, 2013 VYLH Region IV Coordinator Gessa Ramos gave a talk about the network and its advocacies at the National Intercollegiate Genetics Quiz Contest hosted by The UPLB Genetics Society.

2012

January 21-22, 2012 The UPLB Genetics Society held its 7th Genetics Camp which focused on the advocacies of the Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health Philippines specifically Newborn Screening, Rare Diseases and the Importance of Folic Acid Supplementation. Series of symposiums were conducted in line with the need to disseminate information about the said topics and the Organization’s active and pioneering role in VYLH.

February 20, 2012 The UPLB Genetics Society was invited to give a lecture about the network and its advocacies during the Biology Week Celebration at De La Salle Lipa, Batangas

February 23-29, 2012 VYLH-Philippines Los Banos held activities that would help promote public awareness on rare diseases among the youth through a short talk about rare diseases in NASC4 classes. VYLH-UPLB also participated in the “Schools-for-Rare”. The volunteers went to two high schools - Los Baños National High School, and Maquiling School Inc., Signature campaigns were also conducted during the Adopt-A-School Campaign and throughout the week to support the enactment of the Rare Disease Act of the Philippines. The week was concluded the distribution of flyers about the Rare Disease Week.

August 13-16, 2012 The UPLB Genetics Society organized the Folic Acid Awareness Week exhibit and symposium. With the theme, Folic acid: a vitamin for life, GeneSoc organized a symposium on the importance of Folic acid. Around 50 students from different colleges of the university attended the talk.

2011

June 25, 2011 The UPLB Genetics Society conducted an orientation for the different organizations interested in being a part of VYLH in UPLB. Ms. Bey De Castro (HSPSOC alumna/VYLH-Philippines National Secretary) and Ms. Sheila Grace Lincod-Alcaraz (VYLH National Secretariat) presented advocacies of VYLH-Philippines. Dr. Mendioro gave a lecture on the importance of Folic Acid Supplementation.

July 30 2011 Members of The UPLB Genetics Society distributed pamphlets about Newborn Screening in a Door-to-door Newborn Screening Campaign at Sitio Molawin, Batong Malake, Los Baños, Laguna

August-September 2011 Signature campaigns for the legislation of the Philippine Rare Disease Act. Incorporation of the importance of folic acid supplementation on the prevention of neural tube defects in NASC 4 lectures under Dr. Mendioro.

August 31-September 2, 2011 The UPLB Genetics Society conducted an exhibit on Nutrigenomics. A special symposium on the same topic was also held. The invited speaker, Dr. Joel Nevado (IHG, NIH-UP Manila) emphasized the importance of Folic Acid in the diet.

November 27, 2011 In cooperation with Bayan Muna Southern Tagalog Chapter, the The UPLB Genetics Society conducted a seminar on VYLH-Philippines advocacies among the residents of Southville 7 in Calauan, Laguna. GeneSoc Alumnus and VYLH-Philippines National President Mr. Ryan John Pascual and GeneSoc VP Ms.Monaliza Miras served as speakers for the activity.

December 14, 2011 In participation with the activity organized by UPLB Gabay Volunteer Corps, the VYLH-UPLB Volunteers gave a talk about the advocacies of the network in a seminar for mothers held at the UPLB Student Union Building. More than 60 participants attended the event.

2010

January 2010 The Folic Acid Lecture was presented to NASCI 4 (The Living Planet) class of Dr. Mendioro. Pre- and Post- Intervention Awareness Assessment was also conducted.

October 18-22, 2010 The UPLB Genetics Society conducted a signature campaign for the legislation of the Philippine Rare Disease Act at the 2010 UPRHS Science Fair

2009

June 17-19, 2009 Members of the four pioneer VYLH-Philippines Los Banos organizations served as facilitators of the First National Youth Camp which led to the formation of VYLH-Philippines.

December 8-11, 2009 In celebration of the Organization’s 26th Genetics Week, an exhibit was conducted by The UPLB Genetics Society at the Institute of Biological Sciences. The theme of the exhibit, Care for Rare: Beyond genes, Orphan Disorders and Birth Defects was aligned to the VYLH’s flagship programs.

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For details of events prior to the formation of VYLH-Philippines, visit The UPLB Genetics Society's

Folic Acid Campaign Page