Author Archives: Noel Banez, RN

Pagadian CHO trains for CHITS citywide implementation

May 26, 2017 2:51 pm | by Noel Banez, RN | Posted in News

  Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur—The City Health Office of Pagadian with its four main health centers will be the first citywide Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS) implementer in the Zamboanga Peninsula after its recently concluded training on the electronic medical record system. The City Government of Pagadian, through the efforts of Mayor Romeo Pulmones […]

‘RxBox in Action’ at DOST IV-A Science and Technology Week

October 8, 2016 12:30 am | by Noel Banez, RN | Posted in News

  LOS BAÑOS, Laguna — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST)  Region IV-A  stepped up its celebration of the National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) 2016 with the mounting of RxBox in Action Medical Mission and Corporate Social Responsibility last July 28, 2016. The celebration was spearheaded by DOST IV-A Regional Director Dr. Alexander R. Madrigal. […]

QC recognizes UP’s health info system as tool in disease tracking

September 12, 2011 12:14 pm | by Noel Banez, RN | Posted in News

The Quezon City Health Department reports that dengue cases are up by 3,447 cases from January to August, reaching the “alert threshold.” This singular figure – a result of painstaking manual collation of reports gathered collectively by more than 250 public health nurses and midwives – is a powerful piece of information that should guide […]

CHITS eyed as a tracking tool for Maternal and Neonatal Health

April 20, 2011 8:17 am | by Noel Banez, RN | Posted in News

The Joint Programme on Maternal and Neonatal Health (JPMNH) sees CHITS as a potential tool for monitoring and evaluation of health outcomes. Antipolo City, Rizal – The Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS), an electronic medical record system for rural health units, was presented during the technical working group workshop of the Joint Programme on […]

Sultan Kudarat participates in CHITS training

April 9, 2011 10:26 am | by Noel Banez, RN | Posted in News

Health professionals from the province of Sultan Kudarat attend CHITS capability-building program. Malate, Manila — Twenty-one (21) health advocates from the province of Sultan Kudarat recently attended the capability-building program of the Community Health Information Tracking System or CHITS last April 5-7, 2011 at the Kimberly Hotel, Malate, Manila. The 3-day CHITS training included a […]