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Creation of the Puerto Rico Diagnostic Tests Evaluation Commission (PRoDTEC) for SARS-CoV

Submitted on 23 September 2020 - 11:26am

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   The Department of Health and the Puerto Rico Science Trust collaborated to obtain the FDA Consent to grant emergency use authorizations (EUA) for tests that detect SARS-CoV-2 in laboratories, giving scientific autonomy to Puerto Rico during the emergency of COVID-19

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CienciaPR, Puerto Rico Public Health Trust and Mercy Corps join forces to educate about COVID-19

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The Puerto Rico Public Health Trust (PRPHT) and Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR), together with the humanitarian organization Mercy Corps Puerto Rico, dedicated to supporting communities and micro-businesses, started an alliance to educate young adults about the urgency of modifying their behaviors to stop COVID-19 infections in Puerto Rico.

With the slogan “Cuídate, Cuídame” (Take care of yourself, Take care of me), the organizations launched the educational campaign, which is made up of several efforts aimed mainly at the populations between 20 and 39 years old, which have the highest number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Puerto Rico.

“Salud Pública al Mediodía”, a new virtual show about COVID-19 and public health

Submitted on 7 August 2020 - 9:10pm

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The Puerto Rico Public Health Trust (PRPHT), a program of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust (PRSTRT), launches “Salud Pública al Mediodía” (Public Health at Noon), the new digital transmission of live segments whose host will be the executive director of the PRPHT, Dr. José F. Rodríguez Orengo. The show will air via Facebook Live two to three times a week at noon; and will bring COVID-19 updates and various public health topics starting Monday, August 10.

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Alert on the Increase of COVID-19 Cases in Puerto Rico after surpassing 225 thousand molecular tests

Submitted on 30 June 2020 - 1:35pm

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After accomplishing more than 225,000 thousand molecular tests by private reference laboratories on the Island; The Puerto Rico Public Health Trust (PRPHT), a program of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust (PRSTRT) along with the Department of Health of Puerto Rico, warn of the reflected increase in positive cases of COVID-19 in the last two weeks.

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Se buscan epidemiólogos y expertos en salud pública

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El Puerto Rico Public Health Trust, adscrito al Fideicomiso de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Puerto Rico, está en búsqueda de expertas y expertos en salud pública, epidemiología, manejo y bases de datos para empleo temporal (3 meses).

Envía tu CV a mmontoya @ prsciencetrust.org de ser de interés

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New aid for researchers is added to respond to COVID-19

Submitted on 8 April 2020 - 9:58am

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The Puerto Rico Public Health Trust will grant up to $10,000 for research and specific solutions in public health in the communities, as well as projects that advance telehealth on the Island.

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Symptom tracking is vital to control contagion of COVID-19 in Puerto Rico

Submitted on 3 April 2020 - 2:28pm

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Executives from Ponce Health Sciences University and the Puerto Rico Public Health Trust explain how the COVID-19 Epidemiological Surveillance System can help save lives on the Island

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$500,000 grant to start programs of Telemedicine and Telehealth in Puerto Rico

Submitted on 26 March 2020 - 12:40pm

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The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust (PRSTRT) and the Puerto Rico Public Health Trust (PRPHT) have initiated a pilot project to establish Telemedicine and Telehealth programs in Puerto Rico. It consists of the purchase of specialized equipment that will allow remote health services to be offered in the Castañer communities in Lares, Florida, Rincón, Arroyo, Las Marías, Maricao and Culebra.

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