scholarly journals Achieving a Responsive Philippine Health Research Agenda: An Analysis of Research Outputs and Underlying Factors

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaifred Christian F. Lopez ◽  
Teddy S. Dizon ◽  
Regin George Miguel K. Regis
Keyword(s):  
Health Research ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Health Systems Strengthening ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Research Information ◽  
Research Topics

Introduction. Priority setting in the context of health research is important for developing countries as it assists policymakers and researchers in effectively and efficiently targeting research topics with the greatest benefit for public health. In the local setting, the Philippine National Unified Health Research Agenda (NUHRA) was formulated to prioritize health research topics that address the health needs of the population alongside the health sector’s goal for universal health care. This paper attempts to understand the alignment of the health research outputs by the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) in addressing the priority health needs of the country. Methods. Review of secondary data and key informant interviews was done. Using a thematic analysis approach, we extracted secondary data from the 2006 to 2017 PCHRD Annual Reports to identify the completed PCHRDfunded health research projects. Excluded in scoping of secondary data were the zonal and other unpublished or not readily available online reports. Results. Results show that most research outputs address NUHRA priorities on health technology development and on the health needs on all life stages and triple burden of diseases under the Philippine Health Agenda. However, for research outputs to improve health outcomes, efforts must first be focused on health systems strengthening and the utilization of existing research information. Conclusion. Gaps and challenges in the previous NUHRAs suggest that even as researches are aligned to the agenda, they do not necessarily address the health needs of the Philippines.

scholarly journals Approaches to Health Research Priority Setting in the Philippines across the Years

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alain Jason A. Generale ◽  
Reneepearl Kim P. Sales ◽  
Teddy S. Dizon ◽  
Alan B. Feranil
Keyword(s):  
Priority Setting ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Gradual Change ◽  
Research Priority ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health Research Priority Setting

Background. As one of the research councils under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), health research priority setting has been the mandate of the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) since its establishment in 1982. The development of the National Unified Health Research Agenda (NUHRA) convenes the major stakeholders for health in the country to establish the priorities for health research. The NUHRA aims to address the most urgent health issues in the country for the generation of solutions to the health concerns of the country. Objectives and Method. Through document review, this paper describes the approaches and lessons learned in research priority setting since the establishment of the Philippine National Health Research System. Results. The Philippines has employed a bottoms-up, top-down, and a combination of both approaches to develop its health research agenda. Conclusion. The health research agenda-setting must consider evolving funding sources, its link to production of researches with high probability of knowledge translation to health technology innovation, and policy formulation. Measuring the impact of the NUHRA to the health systems and health situation of the country is a difficult assessment, but the gradual change in healthcare technology utilization and evidence-informed policies towards health equity can be a subjective measurement of the NUHRA’s success.

scholarly journals Enabling Greater Private Sector Participation in Health Research in the Philippines

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanio U. Mauricio III ◽  
Maria Angeli C. Magdaraog ◽  
Kristine Mae P. Magtubo ◽  
Lester Sam A. Geroy
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Research And Development

Objective. This study reviewed the current health research and development environment in the Philippines with respect to the engagement between the public and private sectors. The overall objective was to identify the role of the private sector in health research and identify barriers and opportunities for successful public-private health research partnerships. Methods. Key informant interviews were conducted using a semi-structured interview tool. Secondary data such as annual reports and project funding documents from the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development were also analyzed. Results. The roles of the private sector when engaging with the public sector for research and development were identified as generators, funders, and adopters of research. Information gathered showed that there were several institutional and practice barriers to the successful collaboration of the public and private sectors, however there were also lessons learned from the successes of cases such as the Axis-Knee System, Sambong, and Lagundi technologies. Conclusion. The collaboration and partnership of the public and private sectors can be mutually beneficial. Government initiative to increase the ease of collaboration with the private sector in health research was found to be a necessary step to stimulate a productive health research environment.

scholarly journals Scoping Review of Climate Change and Health Research in the Philippines: A Complementary Tool in Research Agenda-Setting

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (14) ◽  
pp. 2624
Author(s):  
Paul Lester Chua ◽  
Miguel Manuel Dorotan ◽  
Jemar Anne Sigua ◽  
Rafael Deo Estanislao ◽  
Masahiro Hashizume ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Open Data ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Climate Change And Health

The impacts of climate change on human health have been observed and projected in the Philippines as vector-borne and heat-related diseases have and continue to increase. As a response, the Philippine government has given priority to climate change and health as one of the main research funding topics. To guide in identifying more specific research topics, a scoping review was done to complement the agenda-setting process by mapping out the extent of climate change and health research done in the country. Research articles and grey literature published from 1980 to 2017 were searched from online databases and search engines, and a total of 34 quantitative studies were selected. Fifty-three percent of the health topics studied were about mosquito-borne diseases, particularly dengue fever. Seventy-nine percent of the studies reported evidence of positive associations between climate factors and health outcomes. Recommended broad research themes for funding were health vulnerability, health adaptation, and co-benefits. Other notable recommendations were the development of open data and reproducible modeling schemes. In conclusion, the scoping review was useful in providing a background for research agenda-setting; however, additional analyses or consultations should be complementary for added depth.

scholarly journals The Influencing Factors on Decision Investment: Case Study on 5 Mining Firms in 5 Countries in South East Asia

Webology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (Special Issue 03) ◽  
pp. 202-222
Author(s):  
Narumondang Bulan Siregar ◽  
Silvana Fransisca Hutajulu
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Investment Decision Making ◽  
Stock Exchange Of Thailand

This research aimed is to find out the factors influencing decision-making in mining firms listed in Indonesian Stock Exchange, Bursa Malaysia, the stock Exchange of Thailand, the Philippines Stock Exchange and Singapore Exchange from 2014 to 2018. This study employed multiple linear regression to examine independent variable influences such as cash flow, firm size, leverage and investment opportunities. Total asset growth is the metric used to calculate investment decision. Secondary data were retrieved by the audited Mining Corporation Report and Annual Reports from the Indonesian Stock Exchange, Bursa Malaysia, the Philippines Stock Exchange, the Singapore Exchange and the Stock Exchange of Thailand from 2014 to 2018 in web.idx.id, www.bursamalaysia.com.com, www.pse.com.ph, www.set.or.th and the www2.sgx.com/ The findings suggest that cash flow and firm size have a beneficial impact on investment decision-making, leverage has a detrimental influence on investment decision-making whereas acquisition incentives have little impact on investment decision-making.

scholarly journals Applying Knowledge Management in Generating and Using Evidence in Health Research Priority Setting (HRPS)

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ma. Rowena H. Alcido ◽  
Joseph V. Oraño ◽  
Lester Sam A. Geroy
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Priority Setting ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
National Level ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Situational Analysis ◽  
Research Prioritization ◽  
Research Priority ◽  
Health Research Priority Setting

Background. Current international recommendations in generating and using evidence in Health Research Priority Setting (HRPS) include the use of systematic reviews, and systematic or scientific situational analysis. In the Philippines, the Philippine National Health Research System’s (PNHRS) National Guidelines for Health Research Prioritization recommends the use of either a Combined Approach Matrix (CAM) or situational analysis in generating and using evidence for HRPS. At present, there is a lack of a gold standard in generating and utilizing evidence in HRPS. Objective. The primary objective of this paper is to document a practical yet alternative/innovative approach on how evidence was generated and utilized in the process of HRPS as observed in the development of the National Unified Health Research Agenda (NUHRA) in the Philippines. Specifically, it identifies the types of knowledge products produced and their role in the process of health research agenda setting; how evidence was used and managed in the course of NUHRA development; and, the lessons learned from the experience. Methods. This case study is descriptive of the experience of generating and utilizing evidence for HRPS in the Philippines. The study utilized primary and secondary data. Knowledge Management (KM) was used as a lens to describe the process of generating and managing information for the NUHRA. Document analysis was used in comparing and aligning data with the integrated KM framework. Results. Pre-selected data were captured and created; shared and disseminated; and subsequently acquired and applied voluntarily by stakeholders during the process of HRPS. Relevant data was presented into various information products designed with a specific stakeholder in mind. Technical papers were developed to cater to national level stakeholders and focused on broad, nationally-relevant issues. Regional situational analysis reports focused on regional and local data and were designed for regional stakeholders to use during the development of Regional Unified Health Research Agenda (RUHRA). Infographics were developed to present the findings of the technical papers creatively and concisely and the NUHRA methodology and were presented to both national and regional stakeholders. The RUHRAs and the NUHRA were the outputs of the health research prioritization activities and will be made available through local and national channels of the PNHRS. Recommendations. Opportunities for formalization and institutionalization of knowledge management for generating and using evidence in HRPS may be explored to address health information fragmentation across the health research system.

scholarly journals Contents Vol. 30 no. 2 July – December 2015

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Philipp J Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surg
Keyword(s):  
Health Research ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Pedicled Flap ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Research Information ◽  
Acute Tonsillitis ◽  
Profound Hearing Loss ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries

EDITORIAL 4 Impact, Not Just Impact Factor: Responding to the Manila Declaration on the Availability and Use of Health Research Information Lapeña JF SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 6 Manila Declaration on the Availability and Use of Health Research Information in and for Low- and Middle-Income Countries in the Asia Pacific Region ORIGINAL ARTICLES 8 Otorhinolaryngologic Manifestations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Manila, the Philippines Arriola ACP, Chua AH, Abrenica RJT 13 Value of the 6-hour Postoperative Ionized Calcium Slope in Predicting Post-Thyroidectomy Occurrence of Hypocalcemia Cabance RE, Cruz ES 19 Complications of Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery Using Axial Pedicled Flap Dy AES, Alfanta EM, Chiong AM 25 Extended Transpalatine Approach for Excision of Juvenile Angiofibroma Hernandez JG, Cabungcal AA, Carrillo RJC 30 Spontaneous Passage of Ingested Coin in Children Estolano PJL, Chua AH CASE REPORTS 34 Chemodectoma and Tetralogy of Fallot Santiago KJB, Samio LMR, Roldan RA, Castañeda SS  38 Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis, A Dreaded Complication of Acute Tonsillitis Go MSC, Cruz ETS 43 Sinonasal Ameloblastic Carcinoma in a 50-Year-Old Filipino Female Del Mundo DAA 47 Primary Laryngeal Aspergillosis in a Postpartum Patient Villanueva JCR, Opulencia AP, Calavera KZ, Lim WL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS AND INSTRUMENTATION 50 A Myringotomy and Ventilating Tube Applicator: New Look at a Five-Century-Old Procedure Amable JPM, Sia-Vargas LL LETTER TO THE EDITOR 56 A Cotton Wick Improves Hearing in a Patient with Profound Hearing Loss Carrillo RJD, Grullo PER, San Agustin MLM FEATURED GRAND ROUNDS 59 Stridor at Birth: Congenital Laryngeal Web Pascual MVP 62 Hypopharyngeal, Supraglottic and Subglottic Stenosis After 1 Week Intubation Reyes NKS FROM THE VIEWBOX 65 Facial Palsy and Mastoiditis from Fibrous Dysplasia Bickle IC UNDER THE MICROSCOPE 67 Metastasizing Ameloblastoma Atun JML, Carnate JM

scholarly journals Stakeholders in the Development of the National Unified Health Research Agenda of the Philippines

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiqui M. De Veyra ◽  
Miguel Manuel C. Dorotan ◽  
Alan B. Feranil ◽  
Teddy S. Dizon ◽  
Lester Sam A. Geroy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
National Government ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
Public And Private

Objectives. Stakeholders and stakeholder engagement in agenda setting are not well documented despite its increased recognition. This paper aimed to describe stakeholder engagement in the agenda setting. Specifically, it aimed to (1) describe the process of stakeholder engagement in the development of the NUHRA 2017-2022; (2) describe characteristics of stakeholders involved; and (3) identify lessons learned during the engagement. Methods. Documents pertinent to the agenda setting process, which included profile of participants and feedback on the consultation process were reviewed and analyzed. Key informant interviews were also conducted among selected PCHRD officials and members of the Philippine National Health Research System - Research Agenda Committee. Stakeholder mapping was conducted prior to the engagement to identify potential stakeholders. Consultations were conducted in each region involving different stakeholders. Stakeholders in the consultation process were national government agencies, local government units, academe, public and private health facilities, and non-government organizations (NGOs). Results. The stakeholder with the highest representation was the national government (n=110), while the lowest were public and private health facilities (n=14 each). Interactive discussion of stakeholders with diverse background, is the top item that went well during the consultation and should be retained in the future, and; brainstorming session and presentation were identified item that needs improvement. Conclusion. A diverse and well-represented set of stakeholders is important in an agenda setting to appropriately identify priorities and to improve uptake of the agenda. Stakeholder engagement, however, should not be limited to agenda setting, collaborative work must be sustained in all aspects of the research cycle.

Pengaruh Hubungan Politik Terhadap Manajemen Laba Pada Perusahaan Sektor Jasa Dengan Variabel Kontrol Ukuran Perusahaan Dan Kualitas Audit

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Dwikky Darmawan ◽  
Weny Putri
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Political Connection ◽  
Discretionary Accrual

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of political connection toward the earnings management of service sector companies with control variables firm size and audit quality. Firm�s political connection measured by using dummy variable. Earnings management is proxied by discretionary accrual which is measured by using Modified Jones Model. The research data applied in this study are the secondary data which are taken from the annual reports of service sector companies that listed in Indonesian Stock Exchange of 2016-2017 periods. There are 330 observations fit as sample, which are taken by using purposive sampling method. Data are processed by applying the multiple linear regression test. The result show that the political connection had positive but not significant influence to earnings management. Firm size had negative but not significant influence to earnings management. Whereas the audit quality had a negative and significant influence to earnings management.

A Study On Employee Perception On Effectiveness Of Training Programs In Myanmar Citizens Bank

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (11) ◽  
pp. 603-618
Author(s):  
ZawZawMyint ◽  
Sandeep Poddar ◽  
Abhijit Ghosh ◽  
Amiya Bhaumik
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Employee Perceptions ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Effectiveness Of Training ◽  
And Training

In banking industries, employees are entrusted with different roles and responsibilities, and training enables them to carry out these roles and responsibilities efficiently by let them to learn new things. Moreover, it will prepare them to take up higher responsibilities in the future. Therefore, this study focuses to analyze the employee perceptions on effectiveness of Training Programs in Myanmar Citizens Bank (MCB).  By using the descriptive research method, primary data are collected from the responsible persons and employees of MCB in head office, branches. Secondary data are gathered and scrutinized from relevant text books, records and annual reports from MCB. The research revealed that there are four kinds of training programs in MCB. Moreover, this paper revealed that MCB successfully delivered its training programs in year 2015 to 2018 and the trainees have positive perceptions on effectiveness of training programs in MCB. Based on these results, this paper pointed out the important facts that can give improvement actions for effective and efficient training programs in Myanmar Citizen Banks.

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