National Unified Health Research Agenda (NUHRA): 2017-2022

RESEARCH PRIORITIES

There are six themes comprising the research priorities. Each of the six of the six themes has corresponding research areas and description, which aim to guide the readers in determining the kids of research that may fall under a specific theme. for more info click here

RESPONSIVE HEALTH SYSTEMS  RESEARCH TO ENHANCE AND EXTEND HEALTHY LIVES     HOLISTIC APPROACHES TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS        HEALTH RESILIENCY           GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATION IN HEALTH             RESEARH IN EQUITY AND HEALTH              

RESPONSIVE HEALTH SYSTEMS 

RESPONSIVE HEALTH SYSTEMS  

To produce evidence towards efficient, quality, safe, and affordable healthcare

  • Health governance
  • Health financing
  • Access to essential medical products, vaccines and technologies
  • Health information systems
  • Health service delivery
  • Health human resources
  • Health economics
  • Health research management

RESEARCH TO ENHANCE AND EXTEND HEALTHY LIVES    

RESEARCH TO ENHANCE AND EXTEND HEALTHY LIVES

To produce evidence towards the prevention of disease, restoration of well-being , and reduction of disease burden

  • Adolescent health
  • Communicable diseases
  • Environmental health
  • Maternal, newborn and child health
  • Mental health
  • Non-communicable diseases
  • Nutrition
  • Oral health
  • Reproductive health

HOLISTIC APPROACHES TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS       

HOLISTIC APPROACHES TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS

To produce evidence geared towards the application and recognition of traditional, sociocultural, and alternative approaches to health in addressing health systems gaps

  • Filipino traditional and complementary medicine
  • Determinants of health
  • Halal in health
  • health behaviors

 

 

HEALTH RESILIENCY          

HEALTH RESILIENCY          

To improve the ability of the country's health system to be resilient with respect to emerging global and domestic threats

  • Accidents and injuries
  • Climate change
  • Disaster risk reduction and health emergencies
  • Emerging and re-emerging diseases
  • Environmental threats to health
  • Occupational health and migration

GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATION IN HEALTH            

GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATION IN HEALTH

To promote research as a tool for creating novel solutions to existing and emerging health problems through technology development and innovation in fields of rapid advancement

  • Diagnostics
  • Drug discovery and development
  • Functional foods
  • Information and communication technologies for health
  • Biomedical products and engineering
  • "OMIC" technologies

RESEARH IN EQUITY AND HEALTH              

RESEARCH IN EQUITY AND HEALTH

To produce evidence to enable the health systems to respond to health needs of and develop new solutions for vulnerable populations and marginalized sectors of society

  • Disability
  • Gender
  • Geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas
  • Geriatric care
  • HIV/AIDS and other STIs
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Substance abuse
  • Violence
  • Other vulnerable populations