The HFDB through the Health Facility Research and Policy Innovation Hub has successfully selected five research proposals out of 25 submissions per DM No. 2020-0520, "2021 Call for Submission of Institutional Research Proposals Related to Health Facility Development, Operations and Management."

Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center

• Principal Investigator: Karla F. Rigos, MD

• Research Title: Effect of Two-Way Short Message Service (SMS) Reminders on Improving Vaccination Coverage and Timeliness of Routine Immunizations among Infants in Baguio City: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Eastern Visayas Center for Health Development

• Principal Investigator: Eduard Paul P. Paca, MPH, RN

• Research Title: TeleMedicine Readiness & Status of Implementation among Private and Government Hospitals in Region VIII during Pandemics

Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center

• Principal Investigator: Daidy Evangeline C. Garcia, MD

• Research Title: The Efficacy of Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation in Decontaminating Used KN95 Respirators Exposed at 5-, 10- and 15-Minutes Duration

Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center

• Principal Investigator: Danziel Gerome V. Santos, MD

• Research Title: Use of Tele-Ophthalmology: Analysis of Patient’s Satisfaction in a Government Tertiary Hospital in the Philippines during COVID-19 Pandemic Situation

Schistosomiasis Control and Research Hospital

• Principal Investigator: Klint Carl B. Noveda, MAN, RN

• Research Title: Health Service Capacity Assessment in Response to Covid-19 Pandemic Among Government Hospitals in Region 8

Download and read: DM No. 2020-0520

Congratulations to all grantees of 2021!