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21/10/2025

𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩! 🌍💡

MetaHealth proudly congratulates Dr. Zypher Regencia on his appointment to the Editorial Board of Discover Public Health Journal (Springer Nature)! 👏

Dr. Regencia’s continued contributions to advancing health systems research, implementation science, and evidence-based policy reflect the very core of MetaHealth’s mission—to bridge research and real-world impact.

We’re honored to celebrate this well-deserved recognition and the leadership it represents in shaping the future of public health.

07/10/2025

𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐓𝐁 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

🎉 We’re proud to share that our CEO and Senior Principal,
Dr. Jason Alacapa, is the lead author of a newly published study in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance.

Part of the KNCV TB Plus ASCENT study funded by UNITAID (digitaladherence.org), this research explores how digital adherence technologies—such as smart pillboxes and SMS reminders—can strengthen TB treatment across five countries. 🌍💊

Congratulations to Jason and the entire study team on this important contribution to advancing digital health solutions!

🔗 Read the full study: https://publichealth.jmir.org/2025/1/e62881

03/10/2025

On 23 September 2025, the metaHealth team met with stakeholders in the Zamboanga Peninsula to coordinate Phase 2 of the Measuring Inequity in Health Financing project.

The meeting was attended by Dr. Augusto Alpichi, Assistant Regional Director, together with representatives from DOH-CHD IX, Zamboanga City Health Office, PhilHealth Regional Office IX, Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Health Office, Dipolog City Health Office, and the Pres. Manuel A. Roxas Municipal Health Office.

Discussions focused on the fieldwork plan, roles and responsibilities, and the overall timeline of activities to ensure inclusive and evidence-based health financing.

30/09/2025

On September 19, 2025, ISPOR Philippines gathered key stakeholders for a focused discussion on “𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐓𝐀 𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬.”

The dialogue underscored the importance of a transparent and inclusive HTA topic nomination process to strengthen evidence-based healthcare decisions that respond to national priorities.

We thank the following organizations for their active participation:
* 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 (𝗗𝗢𝗛)
* 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘂 (𝗗𝗣𝗖𝗕)
-𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗘𝗚𝗦𝗧𝗗)
-𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
* 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗣𝗗)
* 𝗗𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗛𝗧𝗔) 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗧𝗔 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
* 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿)
* 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 (𝗣𝗛𝗔𝗣)
* 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 (𝗛𝗧𝗔𝗣)
* 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗣𝗔𝗣𝗢)
* 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 (𝗣𝗔𝗣𝗖𝗜)
* 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 (𝗣𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗜)
* 𝗥𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿
* 𝗨𝗣 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆
* 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗜𝗻𝗰.
* 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗜𝗻𝗰.
* 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆

Together, we continue advancing the dialogue on strengthening HTA processes and building a more evidence-driven healthcare system for the Philippines.

The activity was facilitated by metaHealth, secretariat of ISPOR Philippines.

27/09/2025

Dr. Jason Alacapa and Paul Delos Trinos represented MetaHealth at the 7th Annual National Convention of the Philippine Society of Public Health Physicians (PHCON 2025) last September 12–13 at The Heritage Hotel, Pasay City.

This year’s theme, “Hibla at Habi: Weaving a Responsive Health System,” highlighted the importance of collective action in building a stronger and more resilient healthcare system for all Filipinos.

Dr. Jason serves as Board of Trustee Member & Business Development Committee Head, Paul as Technical & Policy Committee Head.

We’re grateful to have joined fellow public health leaders, practitioners, and advocates in advancing innovations and policies that strengthen the country’s healthcare fabric.

🔗 Learn more: http://phcon2025.psphp.org

22/09/2025

3rd Site Monitoring Visit with the St. Luke's Medical Center – HERE Foundation

📅 September 16, 2025

We’re now in Phase 2, where we’ll conduct case studies on the use of equity-informative economic methods for selected health interventions in the Zamboanga region.

During this visit, we shared progress updates and aligned on preparations for our upcoming fieldwork in the next few months.

Exciting times ahead as we move closer to implementation! 🚀

20/09/2025

We were honored to take part in the Obesity Summit 2025: “Unmasking Obesity – Myths, Realities, and the Path Forward” last September 8 at Quezon City Hall.

Together with Dr. Madeleine de Rosas-Valera, our very own Dr. John Paul Caesar delos Trinos joined the panel discussion on Understanding Obesity as a Disease (11:25–11:55 AM)—shedding light on the burden and cost of obesity and how data-driven solutions can support better health outcomes.

Thank you to the Quezon City Government and partners for leading this important conversation toward healthier communities. 💡🤝

18/09/2025

𝐐𝐂 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 | 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟓

metaHealth Insights and Innovations joined the Quezon City Health Department at Seda Vertis North to discuss the Epidemiological Burden and Cost of Obesity. Leading the QC delegation were Dr. Ramona Asuncion DG. Abarquez, MD, MPH, Officer-in-Charge / City Health Officer, and Jirah Asa M. Sideco, RND, DIH, Chief Nutritionist (Nutrition Section).

Dr. Madz Valera, Project Lead of EpiCOb PH, also attended alongside the metaHealth team. Robert Leong (Chief Data Officer & Principal) and Paul Delos Trinos (Chief Scientific Officer & Principal) led the presentations and discussions. EpiCOb PH operates with funding support from Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals (Philippines).

The meeting strengthened partnerships and championed data-driven decision-making for better health outcomes. 💡🤝

15/09/2025

EEGH Site Meeting 6, the final session, was held last August 30! 🎉

metaHealth proudly organized this last site meeting for the Economic Evaluation in Global Health Course (EEGH) 🇵🇭 As the designated Philippine site for this University of Washington-led program, we continue to provide recaps of past modules and discussions tailored to the Philippine context.

A huge thank you to all participants who joined us throughout the course at the metaHealth site—we hope you gained valuable insights and learnings to carry forward in your work in global health. 💡✨

09/09/2025

👏 We’re celebrating another milestone at metaHealth!�Our Sr. Consultant, Zypher Jude G. Regencia, has co-authored a new publication in BMJ Open!

The study examines HIV testing preferences and the potential of oral HIV self-testing among MSM and transgender women in Greater Manila—vital research that contributes to stronger, more inclusive HIV prevention efforts in the Philippines.

👉 Read more here: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095272

05/09/2025

EEGH Site Meeting 5 was conducted last August 23, featuring Ms. Dana Bayani in our Expert’s Spotlight.

metaHealth proudly organized the fifth site meeting for the Economic Evaluation in Global Health Course! 🇵🇭 As the designated Philippine site for this University of Washington-led program, we continue to provide recaps of past modules and discussions contextualized to the Philippine setting.

03/09/2025

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

We’re proud to share that Nicole, a valued member of the MetaHealth community, will be taking a one-year study leave to pursue her Master of Public Health (MPH) at the National University of Singapore (NUS)—on a full scholarship.

Nicole’s academic journey is marked by excellence—she recently graduated with a Master of Arts in Health Policy Studies (MAHPS) from the College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila.

NUS is recognized as #1 in Asia and #8 globally by the QS World University Rankings 2026. This next step reflects Nicole’s commitment to advancing public health and health systems strengthening, and we look forward to the expertise she will bring back to MetaHealth.

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