PCARI to Conduct Series of Road Shows in Selected Philippine Schools

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The Philippine-California Advanced Research Institute (PCARI) will carry out a nationwide series of road shows in selected Philippine schools this coming month of February. The main objective of this publicity campaign is to attract scholarship applicants from all over the Philippines for the 200 PCARI scholarship slots.

The scholarship project offers support for full time study towards a master’s or doctoral degree in selected universities in the Philippines or in the University of California Berkeley, University of California San Francisco or the University of California Davis. The PCARI Scholarship also supports postdoctoral study award involving training below six (6) months in the priority fields of information and infrastructure development and health innovation and translational medicine.

The road shows will take place in selected regional schools that are included in the top performing educational institution in the fields of Science and Engineering. Schools which offer the following graduate courses: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Molecular Biology, BioTech, Health Informatics, and Physics will also be visited.

The activity will be composed of a forum wherein the resource person(s) will explain the details of the whole PCARI Scholarship Project with a 10-minute open forum at the end of the program. Leaflets containing all the necessary information about PCARI will also be made available at the venue.

The first leg of the campus tour is set to be staged at selected schools in the National Capital Region, Region I and CAR.

8th Philippine Boatshow & Nautical Lifestyle Expo and Conference: Sea-Ex 2016

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Celebrate the ocean with the 8th Philippine Boatshow & Nautical Lifestyle Expo and Conference: Sea-Ex. The three-day event is set to kick off the start of summer on Feb 19-21, 2016 at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City, Manila. Co-organized by Fairs & More, a subsidiary of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, the show continues to be the best place to find great deals on all your beach going essentials and then some!

Sea-Ex 2016 will be bringing in a huge display of boats (dinghies to yachts), boating equipment, watersports gear, diving accessories, fishing paraphernalia, beach apparel, resort getaways and support services in a true celebration of Philippine waters. The country’s first electric powered jet surfboard will be making its debut at the show as well as an assortment of new marine products.

The event is highlighted by a conference on coastal development, marine security and sea conservation. International and local speakers will be brought in to share their knowledge and discuss opportunities to further expand the Philippine maritime leisure industry.

For inquiries and booth reservations email: sales@seaex.ph; call: (02) 4038368 or visit: seaex.ph

Below are some photos to give you an idea on what to expect at the expo.

DOH, UNICEF Urge More Investment On Child Nutrition; Combat Stunting

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The Department of Health, UNICEF and the National Nutrition Council led the Philippine launch of the 2015 Global Nutrition Report (GNR), a comprehensive scorecard of both global and country-level progress on nutrition; as well as vital global determinants like food security, water and sanitation, resource allocations, and institutional and policy reforms.

The 2015 Global Nutrition Report: Actions and Accountability to Advance Nutrition and Sustainable Development was prepared by the Independent Expert Group of international experts, published by the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC. Dr. Lawrence Haddad, international expert in nutrition and the Report’s lead author, presented highlights on the status of 193 countries.

The report shows the Philippine score was considered “on course” in meeting the targets to reduce child stunting and overweight; while it is “off course” for child wasting and anemia.

While the country has seen slow reductions in malnutrition, Dr. Haddad said that if the Philippines and other countries want to attain the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and the World Health Assembly 2025 Global Targets, there must scaling up of proven nutrition interventions and investment; and hold nutrition stakeholders accountable, including the government and the private sector.