The Department of Natural Resources (DENR) Acting Secretary Jim O. Sampulna and the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) Director Celia C. Carlos signed the Deed of Conveyance transferring the 9,077 square meter lot space within the Alabang Stock Farm property in...

The RITM National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory (NTRL) celebrated its 20th founding anniversary with a Thanksgiving Mass held on 01 April 2022.  Established on the 20th of March 2002, NTRL has spent the last two decades protecting Filipinos against TB through...

The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, through its Communication and Engagement Office (CEO), wrapped up the Rabies Awareness Month with the third episode of RITM Live: Ask the Expert series. RITM Animal Bite Treatment Center (ABTC) Head Dr. Mark Joseph...

The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine Animal Bite Treatment Center (RITM ABTC) reopened its doors to patients last March 21, 2022 after almost two years since its temporary closure in view of the RITM COVID-19 pandemic response. The RITM ABTC...

The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) formally received the PHP46 million worth of equipment and supplies from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) which advanced testing, surveillance, data management, and telemedicine services of the Institute amid the pandemic. In...

‘Nudging’, defined as altering the environmental context in which a decision is made or a certain behavior is enacted, has shown promising results in several health promotion strategies. Read on to learn how the nudging technique can increase vaccine...

Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) Director Dr. Celia Carlos received the Distinction Award for the medical profession in the 9th Philippine Federation of Professional Associations (PFPA) Distinction and Excellence Awards on February 26, 2022 at UP Diliman, Quezon City....

In support of the conduct of the fourth batch of the “Bayanihan, Bakunahan National Vaccination Days,” the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), through its COVID-19 Vaccination Team, administered 146 COVID-19 vaccine jabs in Sto. Tomas, Batangas and Dolores, Quezon...

Led by the RITM Health Emergency Management Office (HEMO), the Institute participated in the first Online National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) conducted on March 10, 2022 at 10AM. NSED is an initiative under the Department of National Defense’s National Disaster...

The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) is a global strategy to reduce morbidity, mortality, disability and promote growth and development of infants and children under five years old.  The Philippines implemented IMCI in 1996. Read more to learn how the...