The NECVaRE team, in cooperation with the Responsive and Equitable Health Systems-Partnership on Non-Communicable Diseases (RESPOND) team from UP Manila, conducted a forum called “Prevention and Control of CVDs: Implications on UHC Rollout” on November 13, 2019 at Sheraton Manila Bay Hotel in Manila.
NECVaRE and UPM-RESPOND delivered six presentations in all. During the roundtable discussion, Dr. Antonio Dans of UP Manila, Dr. Teodora Santiago-Buenaventura of the Municipal Health Office of Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, and Dr. Gloria Nenita Velasco of the DOH gave their insights on the presentations. The event was attended by participants from various national and local government agencies, the academe and other institutions.