Representatives of the DOH HTA Division together with the HTA Council members, Subcommittee (SC) on Preventive and Promotive Health Chair Dr. Limuel Anthony Abrogena, SC on Clinical Equipment and Devices Chair Prof. Agnette Peralta, and SC on Medical and Surgical Procedures Chair Dr. Maria Minerva Calimag, attended the DOH 19th National Health Research Forum for Action (NHRFA) Kick Off Event hosted by the DOH – Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau (HPDBP) on 20 October 2022 held at Novotel, Araneta City, Quezon City. 

The event served as a platform for evidence and knowledge dissemination and policy translation in support of Universal Health Care (UHC). During this activity, international experts shared their country’s experiences in translating rapidly evolving COVID-19 evidence in policy making and how countries can collaborate in evidence-based decision making. Meanwhile, the DOH shared its Medium Term Health Research Agenda for 2022-2023 and the  Expanded National Practice Guidelines Program Framework.

Attendees also included United Kingdom National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (UK NICE) representatives,  Mr. Hugh McGuire, Senior Scientific Advisor of NICE International, and Dr. Judith Richardson, Director of Health and Social Care, where they expressed UK NICE’s interest for partnerships in the context of globalization.

The HTAD continues to participate in capacity building activities that can further its service to its stakeholders.

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