Five-Year (2011-2015) Health Research Agenda

1. MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

a)    Violence against women and their children

b)    Maternal mortality/ morbidity

c)    Adolescent Reproductive Health

d)    Abortion

e)    Infant Mortality

f)     Perinatal Mortality

g)    Nutrition

h)   Family Planning

2. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

a)    Prevailing, Emerging and Reemerging infectious diseases

b)    Hospital Infection Control

c)    Immunizable diseases

3. NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

a)    Malignancies

b)    Metabolic disorders

c)    Mental Health Disorders

d)    Lifestyle Diseases

4. TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

a)     Safety/ efficacy/ effectiveness and quality

b)     Ethical and legal aspects

c)     Regulations

d)     Utilization

5. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

a)    Health Hazards of Air, Water and Soil Pollution

b)    Climate change and Health

6. SPECIAL SECTORS

a)    Health seeking behavior/ health needs of indigenous people

b)    Health needs of late adult

c)    Health needs of differently-abled persons

d)    Health needs of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)

7. HEALTH SERVICE

a)    Utilization

b)    Delivery

8. SUBSTANCE ABUSE

a)    Drugs

b)    Alcohol

c)    Tobacco

9. INNOVATION/NEW TECHNOLOGIES

a)    Diagnostics

b)    Therapeutic Modalities

c)    Health Informatics

d)    Telemedicine

10. GENDER AND HEALTH