DOST funds development of ventilator suitable for COVID-19 treatment
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With the spread of COVID-19 in the Philippines, the Department of Science and Technology Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) together with the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) is looking for designs of ventilators and respirators to augment the health care system grapple with COVID-19 patients needing these medical devices.
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PH app developers fight COVID-19 with online innovations
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Filipino innovators are making the adage “necessity is the mother of invention” into reality.
The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) acknowledges innovative Filipinos who have come up with brilliant technologies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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DOST-SEI BANGON MARAWI SCHOLARS EXTEND HELP
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By Dr. Josette T. Biyo, DOST-SEI Director
They are victims of the Marawi siege. They are professionals- mostly teachers. But they lost their homes, families, relatives and livelihood during the siege. They saw hope when DOST-SEI granted them scholarships to pursue graduate studies at the Mindanao State University in Marawi (MSU-Marawi) and MSU Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT). During this COVID-19 crisis, they feel it’s their turn to give back.
DOST-MIRDC leads mass production of face shields for COVID-19 frontliners
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Answering the country’s need for more supplies of personal protective equipment (PPEs) for the frontline workers, the Department of Science and Technology–Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC) now mass produces medical face shields.
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