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Public Health on Duty110: Making a Difference in Communities through Public HealthImagine this: you’re living in a rural community, and the nearest health center is still a boat ride away. When you get to the health center, however, there are no medicines available. This is sadly a common conundrum in the Philippines. So how do we make health accessible, available, and acceptable for everyone? Dr. Fonsy Regala, Chief of the Program Implementation and Outreach Division of the Department of Health- Health Promotion Bureau, shares his experiences working both for communities at the grassroots level and working with communities at a national scale to make people-centered solutions.If yo...2022-09-0338 minPublic Health on Duty109: Serbisyong Sulit at Dekalidad: How Health Technology Assessment Ensures Health Interventions and Commodities are Worth the PriceKeeping in mind the fundamental principle in economics that resources are finite, how do governments decide which health services to invest in? Join us with Dana S. Bayani, health economist and PhD student in the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health of the National University of Singapore as we discuss the importance of health technology assessment in ensuring that health interventions and commodities are always worth their prices.Get a preview of this episode's JQW Book Club book recommendations through the links below:Evaluating Health Interventions: An Introduction to Evaluation of Health Treatments, Services, Policies...2022-09-0339 minPublic Health on Duty108: Ensuring Safe and Quality Healthcare: Health Regulation Practices during the COVID-19 PandemicModern problems require modern solutions, but in the realm of public health, how do we decide what makes the cut? Health regulation helps set the standard for the safety and quality of health care, and with the help of our guest, Lindsay Orsolino, and her experience in the Department of Health while handing the Health Regulations Team and the Food and Drug Administration, we can better understand how our COVID-19 laboratories came about and how that vaccine made it to your arm.Bonus: Find discussions on mental health advocacy and the current work being done at the...2022-09-0336 minPublic Health on Duty107: Measuring the Cost of One’s Health: The Importance of Health Economics and Health FinancingCan you really put a price on health? That’s where cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit, and other types of similar analysis comes in. Putting a price tag is needed to know what health initiatives should be prioritized and even how it affects the economy too. Join us with Dr. Valerie Gilbert Ulep, Senior Research Fellow, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, as we discuss how this type of research work is done and the impact it has on our different health programs.Get a preview of this episode's JQW Book Club book recommendations through the links below:1. Paradise Fa...2022-09-0132 minPublic Health on Duty106: Effective Health Communication and Social Determinants of HealthWith internet access comes a wealth of information. So how can you effectively communicate your health agenda with your audience, and eventually, influence healthy behaviors? Join us with Dr. Meng Maddumba, Chief of the Behavioral Change and Social Mobilization Division of the Health Promotion Bureau as we discuss effective health communication, social determinants of health, and strategies in delivering COVID-19 facts to different types of audiences.Get a preview of this episode's JQW Book Club book recommendations through the links below:Stuck: How Vaccine Rumors Start-- and Why They Don't Go Away by Heidi J. Larson...2022-08-2735 minPublic Health on Duty105: Epidemiology As a Tool in Combating DiseasesIf there's one good thing that the COVID-19 pandemic did, it's highlighting the importance of epidemiology and disease surveillance. Everyday, Filipinos are on the edge of their seats waiting for how many cases, deaths, and recoveries are reported daily. Join us with Arianne M. Zamora, an epidemiologist, as we walk through her experience in the COVID-19 Unit of the DOH and how epidemiology is important not only in infectious diseases but also non-communicable diseases and injuries. Get a preview of this episode's JQW Book Club book recommendations through the links below:Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong A...2022-08-2736 minPublic Health on Duty104 Steering the Course Through the Philippine Health Care Provider NetworkFrom k-drama to visionary mentors to personal convictions, your nudge to pursue a career in public health can come from different and surprising places. But when you do decide to join the force, it’s vital to know the ins and outs of primary care, health care provider networks, and even health insurance. Let’s join Angeli and Martha as they interview long time public health professional and Chevening scholar Lorra Sayson about navigating the health care provider network and the fundamentals of health insurance. Get a preview of this episode's JQW Book Club book recommendations through the...2022-08-2038 minPublic Health on Duty103 The Sisyphus Dilemma: Managing Consecutive OutbreaksFrom one outbreak to another, how did the Philippine health system manage to keep running? Join us in our talk with Dr. Kim Patrick Tejano, the Officer in Charge- Chief of the National Immunization Program and Financial and Supply Chain Monitoring Division of the Department of Health-Disease Control and Prevention Bureau as we learn about his extensive experience managing vaccine-derived polio, COVID-19 virus, and different immunization programs. Get a preview of this episode's JQW Book Club book recommendations through the links below: 1. The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M...2022-08-2027 minPublic Health on Duty102 How the Health Policy Cycle, Through Health Promotion, Ultimately Empowers PeopleWe might not think of it as a health policy, but did you know that bike lanes were part of a health promotion initiative? This is an example of a seemingly ordinary program affecting people’s everyday lives that actually had to go through the tedious policy development cycle. That means a lot of research, planning, and evaluation, with lots of different organizations working together to achieve a single health goal. Listen to our guest, Rodley M. Carza, OIC-Chief of the Policy, Planning, Standards, and Research Division of the Health Promotion Bureau, as he walks us through the policy pr...2022-08-2034 minPublic Health on Duty101 Public Health Lawyers and the Philippine COVID-19 ResponseYup! You’ve read that right. Lawyers in public health. They played a huge part in responding to the country’s biggest public health emergency thus far, along with other silent heroes in the public health field. In this episode, join us as we recount the early days of the pandemic with Atty. Faith Laperal, former Head Executive Assistant of the DOH Office of the Secretary, and Atty. Geneve Masahud, former Head Executive Staff of the PhilHealth Office of the Chairperson.Get a preview of this episode's JQW Book Club book recommendations through the links below:The...2022-08-1336 minPublic Health on Duty100 Public Health on DutyWe’re not all doctors! The Philippine public health system is a behemoth of networks, actors, policies, and programs. So, who is behind the wheel of this complex system? Listen to the stories of different Philippine public health workers thriving in their fields and learn how they serve their country through their expertise. In our first season, join Martha and Angeli, public health workers in their own right, as they interview key players in the Philippine public health system. Their guests will share about their advocacies, how they ended up working in the public health sector, significant lea...2022-07-2700 min
Anton on One Podcast#41 Work-Life Balance with a Public Health ResearcherFor the Medical Series Recap, I invited one of my favorite brains to join the show, who happens to be the President of Epimetrics Inc., a Public Health Research Firm and a Part-Time Professor at ADMU. We talk about some of the insights and moments from the past two episodes with Gio Ilagan (4th Year Med Student) and Dr. Gary Lorenzo (Oncologist) as well as her career story. Ekay is one person who has THE RANGE and is a great example of someone who knows when to have fun and when to get serious. From partying in college to...2021-07-141h 32
Ask Theory019: [COVID-19 Vaccination] Safe Ba Talagang Magpabakuna Kontra-COVID-19? (with Dr. John Wong)This episode of Ask Theory features Dr. John Wong, a Filipino epidemiologist with over 30 years of experience in epidemiology and health systems research. In 2016, he became the first Filipino to win the Roux Prize, an international award that honors innovation in the application of disease burden research, from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) of the University of Washington. He is a co-founder and current senior technical adviser of EpiMetrics, a public health research firm, where he continues to work with the Department of Health, IHME, and USAID, among others, in reforming the health system, while training...2021-04-2133 min