The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) conducted the HERDIN PLUS Online Research Camp to three member-institutions of the Northern Mindanao Consortium for Health, Research, and Development (NorMinCoHRD), namely, Iligan Medical Center College (IMCC), Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT), and Liceo de Cagayan University (LDCU) on September 15-17, 2020.

The Health Research and Development Information Network Platform of Unified Research Information Management Systems (HERDIN PLUS) is an online portal that provides easy management and access to health and health-related research information. It features a system that gives a single entrance for viewing, submission, updating, and managing health research information. It is also a tool to streamline health data collection to support policy and decision making of health research stakeholders.

 “It is great to know that we have this kind of platform to help institutional researchers reach more audiences.”, one participant said.

The institutions’ research directors, research office staff, researchers, and IT staff attended the training. Its objective is to generate a comprehensive report on health and health-related research information from PNHRS implementing institutions, consortia member-institutions, research-generating institutions.

Through this system, there will be an improvement in access to health and health-related research information. Reports generated from the HERDIN PLUS will be the bases for assessing the health of the Philippine National Health Research System. For more information about HERDIN PLUS, you may visit http://www.herdin.ph/. (Hadassah Lois Matito, DOST-10)

Participants from Iligan Medical Center College

Participants from Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology

Participants from Liceo de Cagayan University