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ZCHRD conducts 3rd Basic Health Research Ethics Review Training

The Zamboanga Consortium for Health Research and Development will be conducting its 3rd Health Research Ethics Review Training (Basic Course) for Prospective Members of Ethics Review Committees on September 06-07, 2012 at the Universidad de Zamboanga Auditorium, Zamboanga City

Since Ethics review is mandated for all health researches. The training is essential for the institutionalization of the ethics review process for all researches to be undertaken by ZCHRD and its member institutions. Further, the training aims that participants will be able to:

Determine the adherence / violations of research proposals to ethical principles
Make appropriate recommendations as needed to adhere to ethical principles
Analyze decisions / actions to be taken by members of health research ethics review committees given hypothetical situations

70 participants from the academe, non-government organizations, and hospitals in Region IX will converge to learn about health research ethics. This training is one of the many trainings planned by the consortium with its member institution to build and strengthen the capacity of health researchers in the region.

For more information on the activities of the consortium, interested researchers may reach us through Mr. Ricardo J. Apolinario III at Zamboanga Consortium for Health Research and Development, DOST IX Compound, Capt. F. Marcos St. cor. Gen Alvarez St., Pettit Barracks, Zamboanga City 7000 with telephone numbers Tel No. (062) 991-1024 || TeleFax (062) 992-1114 Website: region9.healthresearch.ph or E-mail us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. || This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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ZCHRD attends 6th PNHRS Week Celebration!

6th PNHRS Week Celebration pushes for partnership in health research. With over 300 participants converging to attend the said event in the Metro on August 9-10, 2012.

The gathering of health researchers and research enthusiasts alike at the Sofitel Hotel, CCP Complex, Pasay City signified their support in this year's theme as they continued to flock the venue amidst the rain. This conjunction allowed the 16 consortia and committee chairs to meet their regional counterparts to learn from each other, share information and experiences, raise their concerns, and contribute research-based solutions to health issues, among others.

Aside from the convergence of regional consortia, Consortia Exhibit Contest, Parallel Sessions of Regional Researches for the Paper & Poster Presentation Contests for both Student and Professional Categories.

WHO celebrates 20th Breastfeeding Week

The World Health Organization will be celebrating its 20th Breastfeeding Week on August 1-7, 2012. This event is conducted yearly to recall what has happened in the past 20 years on infant and young child feeding (IYCF); celebrate successes and achievements nationally, regionally and globally and showcase national work at global level; assess the status of implementation of the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding (GS); call for action to bridge the remaining gaps in policy and programmes on breastfeeding and IYCF; and draw public attention on the state of policy and programmes on breastfeeding and IYCF.

Breastfeeding is the best way to provide newborns with the nutrients they need. WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding until a baby is six months old, and continued breastfeeding with the addition of nutritious complementary foods for up to two years or beyond.¹

What is the Global Strategy?

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) jointly developed and launched the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding (GS) in 2002 reaffirming the four Innocenti targets set in 1995, and setting additional targets. The GS has identified a clear need for optimal infant feeding practices in reducing malnutrition as well as poverty. It is based on a human rights approach and calls for the development of comprehensive national policies on infant and young child feeding. It provides guidance on how to protect, promote and support exclusive breastfeeding for first six months, and continued breastfeeding for two years or beyond together with adequate, appropriate and indigenous complementary feeding starting from the age of six months.¹

For its part, The Zamboanga Consortium for Health Research and Development (ZCHRD) through the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) encourages health researchers to submit capsule proposals on Maternal and Child Health issues for possible funding under the Pfizer PEER Health Research Grant. A ceiling of 200,000 pesos will be given to accepted proposals. A series of FREE training on research proposal writing, and research ethics. Mentors will also be provided for beginning researchers.

Capsule proposals may be sent to the consortium for screening through Mr. Ricardo J. Apolinario III at Zamboanga Consortium for Health Research and Development, DOST IX Compound, Capt. F. Marcos St. cor. Gen Alvarez St., Pettit Barracks, Zamboanga City 7000 with telephone numbers Tel No. (062) 991-1024 || TeleFax (062) 992-1114 Website: region9.healthresearch.ph or E-mail us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. || This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Forms and templates are available for download at http://region9.healthresearch.ph/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=section&id=5:zchrd-research-proposal-guidelines

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¹World Breastfeeding Week Org., 20th World Breastfeeding Week Understanding the Past-Planning the Future Celebrating 10 years of WHO/UNICEF's Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding. 2012. Available at http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/index.shtml [online] Accessed [July 31, 2012]