The University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) is addressing the loneliness that COVID-19 patient and their families are going through by setting up an electronic visitation called Tele-Kumusta.
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1st UP-DOST microsat Diwata 1 completes space mission after 4 years, reenters earth
The Philippines’ first microsatellite, Diwata 1, completed its space mission after four years and has re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere.
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UP Visayas students stranded in lockdown volunteer to make improvised face shields for health workers
University of the Philippines (UP) Visayas students, who were unable to go home due to lockdowns and canceled flights, volunteered to make improvised face shields to be used by health professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Iloilo.
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WATCH: UP doctors sing to inspire fellow frontliners fighting against COVID-19
University of the Philippines (UP) doctors singing the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Hymn is in a new video released to inspire their fellow frontliners in the fight against COVID-19.
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UP College of Engineering develops UV cleaning chamber for PPEs
The University of the Philippines Diliman College of Engineering (UP Diliman COE) is developing a prototype for a cleaning chamber that uses ultraviolet light exposure to disinfect Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) used by health workers.
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Philippine Virgin Coconut Oil treatment for COVID-19 patients on clinical trial in UP-PGH, NCR, Region IV-A hospitals
Philippine Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) as a treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients is now undergoing clinical trials at the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH), and in hospitals in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Region IV-A CALABARZON.
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UP and DOST-developed RxBox vital signs monitor for COVID-19 patients now in use at Philippine General Hospital
Filipino innovation RxBox biomedical monitoring devices are now in use at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), a referral hospital for COVID-19 patients.
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HAPPENING NOW: UP-DOST COVID-19 rapid test kit approved for commercial release as nation readies for mass testing
The first Philippine-made COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Test Kit developed by the University of the Philippines National Institutes of Health (UP NIH) and financed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has been certified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for commercial release beginning today.
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HAPPENING NOW: UP PGH COVID-19 Hotline opens for patients, donors
The University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital (UP PGH) has opened its COVID-19 Operations Center Hotline for patients, donors, and volunteers.
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UP Campus choices trend as University of the Philippines postpones release of UPCAT Results due to ECQ
Choices on which University of the Philippines (UP) Campus to apply for went trending today as the UP administration announced its postponement of the release of UPCAT Results due to the ongoing Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ).
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BREAKING NEWS: Philippine-developed COVID-19 Test Kits ready for manufacturing this week
COVID-19 test kits developed in the Philippines are now being readied for manufacturing beginning this week.
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Teaching kids how to protect themselves from #Coronavirus made easy with UP’s multi-language infographics
CORONA VIRUS. It’s a relatively new word that kids must have heard at school, online, or on TV. It’s making parents and guardians anxious – and rightly so.
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