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Rare Acts, Rewarding Experiences: VYLH-Philippines Dumaguete spearheads Rare...
DUMAGUETE CITY - For more than ten years, our Dumagueteño volunteers have been active members of the VYLH-Philippines. A University town, and the City of Gentle People, Dumaguete has been the home of...
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ICBD 2020 calls to Accelerate Efforts for Birth Defects Prevention and Care...
The 9th International Conference on Birth Defects and Disabilities in the Developing World (ICBD) was held at theCinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo Sri Lanka from February 23-26, 2020 (Photo...
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Rare Disease Week 2020 to highlight what it means to be “rare” – Many,...
Rare diseases refer to life-threatening or chronically debilitating diseases which are of such low prevalence that require special combined efforts are needed to address them. In the Philippines, the...
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Para Sa Mga Frontliner - Isang Tulang Papugay
PARA SA MGA FRONTLINERTulang Papugaykatha ni Junaif AmpatuaKulang ang salitang "salamat"bilang papugay sa lahat ng inyong hirap.Itong sakunang nangyari'y di inaasahanngunit sa inyo kami ngayon ay...
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“Kalusugan ay Karapatan” COVID-19 series goes online
MANILA - "Kalusugan ay Karapatan"(Health is a Right), an online program produced and broadcasted by TVUP, is currently airing a series on COVID-19. The online program hosted by VYLH-Philippines...
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Dr. Salvacion R. Gatchalian Memorial Webinar inaugural lecture focuses on...
The Dr. Salvacion R. Gatchalian Memorial Webinar Series was launched last July 14, 2020 with no less than UP Manila Chancellor Carmencita Padilla as the inaugural webinar speaker on the topic:...
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PH Hosts 13th Asia-Pacific Conference on Human Genetics
The Philippines, through the University of the Philippines Manila (UP Manila), successfully hosted this year’s Asia-Pacific Conference on Human Genetics (APCHG) at the Makati Shangri-la Manila on...
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#YouthForHealth: VYLs speak on COVID19 and the Youth
MANILA – With almost six months of quarantine restrictions in the country, the Philippines continues its fight against the pandemic caused by a novel virus described in December 2019. SARS-COV2, then...
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LAB1NG 1SA: VYLH-Philippines celebrates its 11th Founding Anniversary
"BANYUHAY: VYLH-Philippines' Metamorphosis to the New Normal." Around this theme, the Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health-Philippines (VYLH-Philippines) celebrated its 11th Founding Anniversary amidst...
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#FolicacidPH 2020 focuses on folic acid and the health of our future generation
PAMPANGA - Once again, the Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health (VYLH)-Philippines, together with more than 40 organizations who accepted the challenge to become partners in the campaign, utilized its...
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#HaLINCkana unites youth advocates for preconception health awareness
MANILA - Last August 29, Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health (VYLH) – Philippines together with the Institute of Human Genetics, NIH-UP Manila, March of Dimes, Department of Health (DOH) and the...
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Navigating the path towards a successful ENBS amidst challenges
"The pandemic has disrupted our usual protocols and systems, but the poorest and most vulnerable feel the inequalities more so than others. These are mothers who have no access to quality healthcare;...
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Resilience in the time of pandemic: The experiences of NBS implementers
Newborn screening is an essential preventive public health program for the early detection of congenital disorders in newborns that may lead to mental retardation or even death if left untreated. It is...
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Government and Academe Focus on Rare Diseases
In observance of the 12th National Rare Disease Week, the Institute of Human Genetics together with the Philippine Society of Orphan Disorders and the Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health – Philippines...
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UP Manila joins worldwide initiatives for birth defects and rare diseases
MANILA - In celebration of the 5th World Birth Defects Day, the March of Dimes (MOD) together with World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC)...
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