To know more about the data on the current status and developing trends of antimicrobial resistance of aerobic bacteria of public health importance in the Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program of the Philippines, the ARSP 2021 Annual Report Data Summary is now available for download. (link to be used : https://arsp.com.ph/publications/)
The Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Reference Laboratory (ARSRL) hosted the 34th Annual Meeting of the DOH Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program (ARSP) last May 19, 2022 via Zoom. The event was graced by the RITM Assistant Director Dr. Anna Duran who delivered the Welcome Remarks and by RITM Director Celia C. Carlos who gave a message as continue reading : ARSP Holds its 34th Annual Meeting
The public and interested parties are now able to verify the legitimacy of an RITM-issued training certificate through the verification system featured in the Institute’s Learning and Development Information System (LDIS). To verify a certificate, the system will require the users to input the Certificate Control Numbers and the surname of the participant or that continue reading : Verify your training certificate via RITM LDIS
The 2018 Philippine Tuberculosis (TB) Drug Resistance Survey is the latest among a series of periodic nationwide surveillance activities spearheaded by the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory (NTRL). These surveys aim to measure the prevalence of drug-resistance in bacteriologically confirmed cases. The previous survey in 2021 found that the prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) was at continue reading : Strengthening Surveillance of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (TB)
RATIONALEIn accordance with Department Memorandum No. 2020-0538, the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) is authorized to designate and certify training providers capacitating licensed COVID-19 testing laboratories, including training for new techniques such as pooled testing, and providing the requisite training for laboratories securing license-to-operate as COVID-19 testing laboratories. SCOPEThis guideline shall apply to all continue reading : GUIDELINES ON THE RECOGNITION OF TRAINING PROVIDERS FOR COVID19 RELATED TRAININGS (RT-PCR TESTING, BIOSAFETY/ BIOSECURITY, FIT
TESTING, OPS AND NPS SAMPLE COLLECTION)
RATIONALERITM strongly believes that the goal to control and eliminate infectious and tropical diseases requires the efforts of the whole nation. The empowerment of more individuals brings the Institute closer to this goal. With training as one of the main thrusts of RITM, it ensures that the knowledge and skills necessary for the diagnosis, control, continue reading : Guidelines on Covid-19 Laboratory Training Request
By Leah Melita G. de Ocampo, published in RITM Update Volume 2 Issue 2 (July to September 2015) In the photo: Entomologists at work. The entomologists of the Monkeybar Project conducting preliminary mosquito trapping using E-net, carabao-baited trap (CBT) and Human Landing Catch (HLC) It is not every day that we see basic and social continue reading : Raising the Bar for Malaria Research: Investigating Monkey malaria under three different lenses
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By Kaymart Gimutao, published in RITM Update Volume 2 Issue 1 (January to March 2015) In the photo: RITM SRU in field response. A surveillance nurse collects blood samples from a symptomatic patient of Henipah virus disease during an outbreak investigation in Sultan Kudarat. On April 16, 2014, the Department of Health (DOH) announced the continue reading : RITM Surveillance and Response Unit: Interfacing RITM’s surveillance data towards an efficient public health response
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