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AMSA-WVSU SCORE conducts Folic Acid Deficiency forum
Written by Gilbert Guy D. MurilloLA PAZ, ILOILO - The Asian Medical Students' Association – West Visayas State University (AMSA-WVSU) joined the Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health (VYLH) - Philippines...
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VYLH-Philippines spearheads 1st Nat’l Social media day for Folic acid...
CAMPAIGN REPORTIn observance of this year’s Nutrition Month and National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week, the Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health (VYLH)-Philippines together with the...
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VYLH-Philippines holds 3rd Central Visayas Regional Youth Camp
Written by Kristofer Ralph Supil, RN (Hiraya, Dumaguete)Way up north in the island of Cebu, the waves splashed and glimmered from the sunbeams as the second leg of the Visayas cluster camps was about...
View ArticleVYLH Visayas goes full circle with first Eastern Visayas Youth Camp
Written by Janelle RuizThe Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health (VYLH)-Philippines, with support from the Department of Health – Eastern Visayas Regional Office (DOH-RO8) and Newborn Screening...
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Redefining Gene-by-Environment Interaction
Insights of a “Gene” on the Implementation of K4Healthby Rochelle Sarmiento (Kabilin, NCR-SL)Almost always in every Genetics-related lecture I have so far tried to comprehend, and, seemingly, fortunate...
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VYLH reps exchange best practices with Colombian Youth Leaders
Written by Joan Barredo (K4, Zamboanga City) VYLH-Philippines and the Colombian youth leaders joined by Colombia Joven Adviser Maria Francisca Cepeda,Ugnayan ng Pahinungod UP Manila Advocacy Program...
View Article14th National Newborn Screening Convention: Celebrating 20 Years of Newborn...
Written by Zyra Nikka IndapPASAY CITY- It was a cloudy afternoon but it didn’t hinder to unite more than 1,800 health professionals, advocates and guests from different regions of the country to gather...
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Rare disease advocacy takes center stage at 2016 NBS Convention
Written by Ryan John PascualPASAY CITY - Last October 24-25, the Newborn Screening Society of the Philippines (NSSP) and the Newborn Screening Reference Center (NSRC-NIH, UPM) gathered 1800...
View ArticleVYLH-Philippines, UNILAB Foundation host ISTORYA-NCR
MANILA – Last October 15, 2016, UNILAB Foundation together with Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health (VYLH)-Philippines hosted the National Capital Region-leg of ISTORYA: Stories of Youth in Action at...
View ArticleVYLH-Philippines holds Youth Camp in Clark
To strengthen volunteerism and expand the network of youth leaders who help increase public awareness on newborn screening (NBS) and other health issues, the Department of Health–Regional Office...
View Article2016 Year-In-Review: Sustaining our Gains and Charting New Paths
On our 7th year, Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health (VYLH)-Philippines has gained new members and reached new milestones as it continued to advance the mission of empowering the Filipino youth for...
View ArticleReunion of Saved Babies in San Juan City
SAN JUAN CITY - The Department of Health–National Capital Region Office, in partnership with the Newborn Screening Center–National Institutes of Health, gathered patients found positive in one of the...
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Proactive Kabilin: Connecting Generations Through Preconception Health
Team Proactive Kabilin . From L to R: Ms. Aster Lynn Sur, Liabel Pena, Jeanne Ruth Basas, Jedidiah Sarmiento,Angelica Obrador, Dr. Christian Gomez (Program Manager, Ideas Positive) (Photo: Ideas...
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K4Health 2.0: VYLH, GeneSoc and Calapan City LGU empower the youth for a...
CALAPAN CITY, ORIENTAL MINDORO - The Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health - Philippines (VYLH-Philippines) and The UPLB Genetics Society (GeneSoc) expanded the reach of the K4Health (Kabataan for Health)...
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NNC challenges every Filipino to make healthy diet a habit
MEDIA RELEASENational Nutrition CouncilThe National Nutrition Council (NNC) celebrates Nutrition Month nationwide by enjoining Filipinos from all walks of life not only to adopt a healthy diet but...
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Birth Defects Surveillance: From Prevention to Policy Intervention
WHO defines birth defects as congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities. They can be structural or functional abnormalities, including metabolic disorders, which are present...
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Giving students an iron and folic acid boost: DOH, DepEd launch WIFA Program
According to the 2013 National Nutrition Survey conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST), one out of 10 children aged 13 to 19...
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Team Proactive Kabilin, GeneSoc conduct “Araw ng Kabilin” for LB Nanays
LOS BANOS, LAGUNA - With a strong motivation to educate the women of Los Baños about preconception health, The UPLB Genetics Society (GeneSoc), as one of the member youth organizations of Team...
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Project Launch: Philippine Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening Project
Congenital heart disease occurs in 9 every 1,000 live births worldwide. Undetected, it can lead to approximately one quarter (2-3 out of 1,000) of these children developing CRITICAL CONGENITAL HEART...
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Palauig HS students join VYLH-Philippines
PALAUIG, ZAMBALES - The Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health-Philippines conducted its third implementation of K4Health (Kabataan for Health) at Rofulo M. Landa High School in Palauig, Zambales from July...
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