RxBox Davao

Medical diagnosis from a distance - Philippine Morning Post Text by Henrylito D. Tacio

: Nearing deployment of 1,000 units: DOST hopes RxBox to be commercially available soon

With the success of the initial deployment, a succeeding project was drafted initially titled, “Roll-Out of 1000 RxBox Telehealth Devices in Selected Rural Health Centers in the Philippines” which aims to deploy 1,000 units of RxBox to selected rural health centers in the country. The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) funded the project with DOST-CALABARZON tasked as the lead implementing agency of the said project.

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The RxBox: Out-of-the-box aid for rural health care TAGBILARAN, Bohol, Philippines — A pregnant woman in Batuan, Bohol province, was rushed last week to the town’s health center—a one-story building run by a team of 16 medical workers. She

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Note: The RxBox is a portable biomedical monitoring device developed by UP Manila and UP Diliman and supported by the DOST - Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD). Through the RxBox 1000 (“Roll-out of 1,000 Telehealth Devices in Healthcare Facilities in the Philippines”), the DOST through its Regional Offices has been deploying the device to different healthcare facilities in the country.

𝐴𝑙𝑎𝑚 𝑛𝑦𝑜 𝑏𝑎 𝑛𝑎 merong 6-in-1 Telehealth Device na handog ng Department of Science and Technology na naglalayon magkaroon ng mas madaling access ang mga nasa Geographically Isolated and Disadvantage Areas (GIDAs)’ sa serbisyong pang medical at tinatawag na 𝗥𝘅𝗕𝗼𝘅.

Makakasama mula DOST Region III, 𝙎𝙞𝙧 𝙅𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙉. 𝙋𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙𝙖, Project Assistant II, at mga beneficiaries ng RxBox mula sa Rural Health Unit (RHU) ng Munisipyo ng Victoria, Tarlac at Mariveles District Hospital upang ibahagi ang kanilang mga karanasan sa paggamit ng Rxbox at mga benipisyo nito.

Tutukan ang programang 𝑨𝒚𝒐𝒔 𝒏𝒂 𝑨𝒚𝒐𝒔 𝒔𝒂 𝑫𝑶𝑺𝑻 bukas, 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 9, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑, 𝟏𝟎𝘼𝙈 sa DWFA 107.3 FM 𝒂𝒕 DOST-Central Luzon 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑷𝒂𝒈𝒆.

"Ang RxBox makatabang jud siya kay all-in-one na siya. Dali lang mag-monitor ug temperature tapos sa ECG ma-detect nimo kung naay problema ang isa ka buntis ug isa ka pasyente,” said Jembo Pawaon, an RHU Midwife in Boston, Davao Oriental.

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DOST XI holds training and deployment of RxBox device to Paquibato District Hospital 📣

DAVAO CITY – The Department of Science and Technology Region XI (DOST XI) thru its Davao City Science and Technology Center - DOST XI(CSTC) conducted a Training and Deployment of RxBox device at Paquibato District Hospital in Davao City on May 7, 2021.

RxBox is a telehealth device that is capable of measuring a patient’s temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation, uterine contractions, and electrocardiogram readings remotely. It was developed by Filipino researchers from the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila and UP Diliman.

Read more here: https://region11.dost.gov.ph/736-dost-xi-holds-training-and-deployment-of-rxbox-device-to-paquibato-district-hospital