Nagoya City University (NCU) and the UP Manila College of Public Health (CPH) renewed their long years of academic partnership with the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on February 4, 2019 at the CPH Lara Hall.

The partnership seeks to establish a collaborative study group for emerging viruses which would result in publications of excellent research papers and development of young virologists in the Philippines. The signing coincided with the 92nd foundation celebration of CPH and strengthens the more than 20 years of cordial relationship between the two universities.

Both institutions have jointly produced several groundbreaking researches on HIV treatment pioneered by Dr. Okamoto and Dr. Gloriani.

The collaboration has also led to the professional development of the staff, students, and researchers from UPM through the lectures delivered by Dr. Okamoto in various symposia, other mentorship activities such as trainings, and masteral and doctoral studies of UPM students at the NCU.

FRESTHEL M. CLIMACOSA | Published in UP Manila Healthscape No. 372 (January – February 2019)