Research facility opens in Davao Medical School

The Research and Development Center for Maternal and Child’s Health or ReDMatCH was formally opened inaugurated on Thursday at the Davao Medical School Foundation here in Davao City.

With a P75-million grant sourced from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Science for Change Program, the ReDMatCH is one of the 26 NICER (Niche Centers in the Regions for

Research and Development) in the country.

It is the first and the only research center focused on maternal and child’s health and it has three component projects namely; childhood stunting, pediatric dengue and postpartum depression.

“The ReDMatCH was really conceptualized because of the noted disparity or inequality of healthcare delivery to Mindan- ao and especially among women and children,” says Dr. Genevieve Tupas Director DMSF Research and Publication Office and program leader of ReDMatCH.

Tupas said the three component projects are major health problems that women and children faced.

“What we are trying to do is to try to understand these problems better to and when we get to un-