Research Priority Areas

Board R & D Area
Why dengue has not been eradicated in the region/country

Specific topic:

1. Increase in the cases of dengue in the region
2. Life cycle of mosquitoes (habitat characteristics of mosquitoes), how dengue mosquitoes adopted to the environment whic may be causing the rising cases in recent years.

Rationale:
1. The rising cases of degue in recent years despite the efforts and other measures introduced to fight this disease.
2. Absence of studies looking into the breeding habits of dengue-causing mosquitoes.

Objectives:
1. To determine the factors that cause the increase/prevalence of the disease in the region.
2. To identify mosquito strains/viral sero types.
To determine genetic make-up of the mosquito
4. To identify the specific stage in the life cycle of the vector where effective intervention can be introduced.


Board R & D Area
Chronic diseases, obesity

Specific topic
Lifestyle factors, the role of fastfood industry on the rising cases of chronic diseases in the region, an indepth study on what will make people stop smoking

Rationale:
The rising cases of chronic diseases in the region.

Objectives:
To determine the factors that cause the rising cases of chronic diseases in the region.


Board R & D Area

Combating Cancer: Chemical residues in plant food


Specific topic:
Incedence of colon cancer, leukemia among plantation workders.

Rationale:
Increasing use of chemical in controlling pest among plant food.

Objectives:

To determine traces of chemical residues in fruits and vegetables sold in the public market.

Board R & D Area

Health Status of families, especially children under 5 (with mothers working overseas)

Rationale:
Ferminization of overseas work

Objective
To determine the health status of children under 5 mothers working overseas


Board R & D Area

Environment health risk and safety management

Specific topic:
Risk assessment and safety management of industries of region X

Rationale:
1. Industries are perceived to be the source of health related problems cause by emitted environmental pollutants from manufacturing and


rocessing activities.

Objective
1. To assess the EHS management of the industries
2. To develop a policy recommendation to appropriate agenciesR
3. To develop a wider private participation on the monitoringof the environmental compliance

Board R & D Area
Environmental pollution

Specific topic
Risk Assessment and Safety Management of industries of region X.

Rationale
1. To determine the effects of asbestos carcinogens.

Board R & D Area

Environmental pollution


Specific objectives:
1. identification and quantification of specific air and water pollutants
2. Measurement of air pollutants in region X
3. Microbiological, air and water quality assessment of Iligan City/water table level analysis.
4. Dumpsite of Iligan City, its effect on the health of scavengers & its surrouunding communities


Rationale:
1. No data/information available
2. No data/information available
3. No data/information available
4. No data/information available


Objectives:
1. To determine the effects of asbestos carcinogens
4. To determine the common illness

Broad R & D

Rural- urban migration


Specific topic:
1. Assessment of the extent of impact of urban-rural migration in the urban environment and health.
2. Environmental factors affecting the survival and proliferation of vector hosts of transmissible diseases (e.g. dengue)

Rationale:
1. no data available
2. no data available

Board R & D  Area:
Pesticides


Specific topic:
Effects of pesticides use of banana plantation in Iligan city (workers and community)

Rationale:
no data/information availabe

Broad R & D area:

Small scale mining



Specific topic:
ffects of small scale mining practices on the handlers, community and environment.

Broad R& D Area
Land conversion

specific topics:
Effects of shifting of the cropping pattern on the biodiversity in Iligan City



Broad R & D Area:

Medicinal plants in region X

Specific Topic:
1. Inventory
of medicinal plants in region X
2. Planting stock production and plantation development of medicinal plants.
3. Agro- climate study on medicinal plants.

Objective:
No information available