2018年11月19日月曜日

Dr Quiambao visit to Oita University

On the 13rd Nov 2018
Dr Quiambao visited Oita University. 
Oita University firstly invited Dr Quiambao.
She met with Director (Dr Kitano) of Oitauniversity.
Then visited several departments in Oita University  (ER, Heliport to Doctor`s Helicopter, Radiology Department, Outpatient Department) 
She visited BSL3 laboratory specialized to rabies experiment. Only Oita University in Japan has BSL3 specifically used to rabies laboratory work.

On the 14th Nov, 2018
Dr Quiambao and Dr Saito visited ADTEC company Watanabe medical group located in Usa City, Oita Prefecture.
ADTEC produce various type of rapid diagnostic kits including human diagnosis and animal diagnosis.
Prof Nishizono and ADTEC collaboratively invented rabies diagnostic kit (antigen kit and antibody detection kit)
This company has great skill to make unique diagnostic kits which other companies are difficult to produce.
Our project strongly collaborates with ADTEC and try to achieve our target (elimination rabies). We are sure that Japanese medical companies can contribute to rabies control and elimination!


Courtesy court to President Dr Kitano


See doctor`s helicopter



University Hospital tour


Visit Rabies BSL3 laboratory


Visit ADTEC company



2018年11月15日木曜日

Dr Quiambao symposium speaker in The 9th ACIPD

1oth Nov ~ 12th Nov 2018
The 9th Asian Congress of Pediatric Infectious Diseases was held in Fukuoka, Japan.

Our Principal investigator, Dr Beatriz Quiambao in RITM, was invited as guest speaker of the symposium in the Congress.

Dr Quiambao explained the situation, the National Program and the challenges and necessary next steps.  Dr Quiambao also introduced our JAPOHR project.

Most audiences were impressive to her presentation and understood the difficult situation. Our project should tackle these problems together with many stakeholders.









2018年11月5日月曜日

Mr. Shimokawa starts to work as a Coordinator in our RITM SATREPS office from today.

After graduating from Miyazaki University, he participated in JOCV(Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers) in Malawi and had worked in 9 countries so far.

It is the second time for him to work in the Philippines. He worked in the Philippines 28 years ago as a JICA Senior Volunteer.

Upon having all the members joined, we should be running the Project at its's full strength from now on!