To amplify health initiatives and support in the region, the Bangsamoro Government’s Ministry of Science and Technology, through its Bangsamoro Health Research and Development Consortium successfully conducted the 4th Bangsamoro Health Research Forum on October 16, 2024. The event also featured the Research Poster Competition and Oral Research Presentation Contest for both professional and student categories, with the winners awarded on October 17 during the culminating activity of the 2024 Bangsamoro Science and Technology Week (BSTW).
The activity, which took place at Alnor Hotel and Convention Center, Cotabato City, aimed to provide a platform for the presentation of completed health research studies, recognize outstanding health research contributions through oral and poster presentations, encourage collaboration among health professionals, students, and researchers, and foster a research culture within academic and professional health institutions in the Bangsamoro region.
With the theme “From Local to Global: Expanding the Horizons of BARMM Health Research,” the forum emphasized the need to align regional health research with global trends and standards while addressing pressing health issues in BARMM. Through this forum, BHRDC seeks to contribute to the development of policies and programs that can elevate health outcomes in the region.
The health forum also highlighted the winners of the research competitions. There were eight (8) participants in the Research Poster Competition and eleven (11) participants in the Oral Research Presentation.
Here are the winners:
- Oral Research Presentation Winners:
- Professional Category
- First Place – Uncovering Caring Elements within Short Encounters Among Emergency Room (E.R.) Staff Nurses at Hospitals in Lanao del Sur: An Explanatory Sequential Study by Hamdoni K. Pangandaman
- Second Place – Heavy Metals Assessment of Brassware Industry Effluent in the Lake Shores of Madalum and Tugaya, Lanao del Sur by Ed Lucille May D. Ferranco
- Third Place – Microbiological Analysis and Human Health Risk Assessment of Two Major Tributary Rivers of Lake Lanao from Ramain and Taraka by Dimarun Hanef D. Macabunbun, Jr.
- Student Category
- First Place – The Lived Experiences of Orphans of War in Maguindanao Del Sur: A Phenomenology by Myra K. Masandag
- Second Place – Life After Typhoon Paeng: The Rebuilding Journey of the Affected Families in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao Del Norte by Marcien Awil
- Third Place – Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Knowledge and Health Practices among Young Adults in Jolo by Airicar T. Sarabi
- Research Poster Competition:
- Professional Category
- First Place – Genotoxic Hazards in Lake Lanao After The Siege by Fema M. Abamo
- Second Place – Diversity and Distribution of Freshwater Gastropods in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines by Satra A. Sabaani
- Third Place – Deactivation of Type II Diabetes Mellitus Pathways in Kappa Carrageenan-fed Postlarvae Black Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus monodon) and its Health Implications as Food by Yashier U. Jumah
- Student Category
- First Place – Acceptability of White Water Rhizome as Alternative Flour for Loaf Bread by Rohaynalyn April E. Lumambas
- Second Place – Plastic Litter Characterization and Quantification in the Beach Area of Barangay Pahut, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi by Nurhaida Bandahala
The winners received certificates of recognition and cash prizes. Furthermore, the 4th BARMM Health Research Forum aims to foster knowledge-sharing and collaboration among local and national health researchers, providing a platform to showcase and recognize exemplary research efforts in the region.
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