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(L to R): Reiou Regio Manuel with ICIAH international speakers Dr. Wirichada Pan-ngum (Mahidol University, Thailand and University of Oxford, United Kingdom), Dr. Richard Paul (Institut Pasteur, France), Dr. Alex Cook (National University of Singapore, Singapore), and JCSH lead convenor and DiWA Center Director, Dr. May Anne E. Mata.
21 NOVEMBER 2024
UP NCPAG Grad Student bags ICIAH 2024’s Most Outstanding Poster Presentation Award
Davao City, Philippines – Reiou Regie Manuel, a graduate student of the National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) of the University of the Philippines Diliman, bags the Most Outstanding Poster Presentation Award during the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Health (ICIAH 2024). The ICIAH 2024 is part of the Joint Conference and Symposium of Health during the first-ever Mindanao Health R&D Expo 2024 held on November 12-15, 2024 at Acacia Hotel Davao, Philippines.
Her study entitled “Harnessing Social Capital: Empowering Barangay Health in Health Promotion and Governance” highlights the critical role of the Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) in health promotion governance within local government settings, specifically at the Malabon LGU. Focusing on the formation and impact of bonding and bridging social capital among BHWs, the influence of these networks on health promotion efforts, and the mechanisms through which BHWs overcome collaboration risks and institutional collective action dilemmas, results indicated that these networks helped mitigate collaboration risks, enhance decision-making capacity, and ensure effective health promotion governance. These led her to policy recommendations for formalizing support for the BHW Association, providing incentives for BHWs, and promoting stable employment to strengthen these networks and sustain health promotion efforts. (UPMin Banwa Publications (2024). Retrieved from: https://ojs.upmin.edu.ph/index.php/jcsh/article/view/66).
Reiou Regio Manuel presents her poster to one of the judges, Dr. Wichirada Pan-ngum, Faculty of Tropical Medicine at the Mahidol University, Thailand and the Center for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Ms. Manuel graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Communications before taking up her Master of Public Administration at UP-NCPAG. Before this, she was the Development Management Officer II of the City Government of Malabon. She was tasked to be the Communication Focal Person under the City Mayor’s Office for the City Communications Team and the Health Education and Promotion Officer and City Health Administrator at the City Health Department in 2021. She led the risk and crisis communication of the city on the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 vaccine, and other health-related programs.
During the awarding, Ms. Manuel became emotional as she shared that her study was a way for her to give a platform for the voices of the BHWs. She received a trophy and a cash prize of US$150.00.
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