The 17TH National Health Research

Forum for Action

SEPTEMBER 19-20, 2018 | EDSA SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, MANDALUYONG CITY

Full Speed AHEAD: The 17th National Health Research Forum for Action (NHRFA) is a biennial event organized by the
Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau of the Department of Health. This year, the forum aims to be a platform to
advance conversations and collaborations among researchers, policymakers and policy entrepreneurs, while highlighting
the central role of health policy and systems research in accelerating and sustaining Universal Health Coverage.

CALL FOR PAPERS

We invite submissions from students on the following thematic areas:
1. Health Financing 4. Health Regulation
Sourcing and allocation of financial resources to address Mechanisms to reduce health risks, the formulation of
health needs and reduce financial barriers. safety standards, and monitoring and evaluation schemes.
2. Health Service Delivery 5. Health Technology Assessment
Mechanisms to address and provide for community needs, Evaluation of effects and impact of the use of health
and improve access to health services. technologies across social, economic, and health sectors.
3. Health Governance 6. Access to Medicine
Decision-making, implementation of strategies for health, Reduction of health barriers and assurance of accessible
and the tools necessary for good governance. and affordable medicine in health facilities.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
1. Anyone regardless of affiliation and professional
accomplishments, including students, can submit an abstract,
as long as the studies are original and are aligned to at least
one of the six abovementioned topics.
2. Studies already submitted or presented in other forums are
still eligible.
3. There is no restriction on the number of abstracts an author
can submit.
4. Interested parties are requested to submit their abstracts
via email at nhrfaxvii@doh.gov.ph on or before 5PM of July
30, 2018 with subject following this format: “[Research]
Surname<space>Title”.
5. Submissions must include the following:
•• Body: Name, E-mail, and Contact Number of Corresponding
Author, funding source, possible conflicts of interest
•• Attachment: MS Word document of structured abstract
of no more than 500 words which contains the following
sections: background, objectives, methods, results, and
recommendations.
6. All submissions will be considered for oral and poster
presentations.
7. Alliance for Improving Health Outcomes (AIHO), the organizer
of the forum, will notify the receipt of the submission via email.
8. Preliminary screening will be conducted by AIHO. Final
abstracts to be presented in the oral or poster presentation
will be selected by the Research Division of DOH-Health Policy
Development and Planning Bureau.
9. Abstracts will be evaluated using the following criteria:
•• Originality of work
•• Relevance to theme
•• Research design
10. The author/s of the studies selected will be notified via email
by AIHO.
11. The author/s needs to submit the complete research article to
AIHO within two weeks after receiving the notification email.
The author/s shall also likewise confirm their attendance to
the forum. If the author fails to respond, they will be informed
of the forfeiture of the invitation, and the slot will be provided
to waitlisted authors.
12. For abstracts selected for oral presentation, an AIHO staff will
coordinate on the format of the presentation slides. A copy of
the presentation must be submitted to the organizers before
the event.
13. For abstracts selected for poster presentations, the authors
will be asked for the initial layout, and the organizers will
subsequently improve the design. The final poster will be
presented to the author for review. The organizers will also be
in charge of printing the poster.
14. Travel and per diem expenses of selected authors shall be
charged to sending institutions. Accommodation will only be
provided to authors based outside Metro Manila. Authors must
inform the organizers if accommodation is needed. Otherwise,
room or bed can only be provided based on availability.
KEY DATES
Jul. 30, 2018, 17:00
Deadline for submission of abstracts
Aug. 3, 2018
Notification of accepted abstracts
Sept. 19-20, 2018
Forum Proper
For concerns and inquiries, you may contact us at:
nhrfaxvii@doh.gov.ph.