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Published: 08 June 2020

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An interagency meeting for the community-based study on Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) and how it can be used as adjunct meal supplement was led by the Department of Science and Technology - Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST – FNRI) along with partners from the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), DOST-CALABARZON, and the DOST – Philippine Council for Health Research Development (DOST – PCHRD). This meeting was held on April 28, 2020 at Santa Rosa, Laguna.

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Published: 05 May 2020

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The Department of Science and Technology – Food and Nutrition Research Institute steps up response to current COVID-19 pandemic as it links with other government agencies in evaluating the beneficial effects of the virgin coconut oil (VCO) among suspect and probable cases of COVID-19.

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Published: 19 April 2020

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The Department of Science and Technology - Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST- FNRI), lent one unit of Real Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) machine to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) last April 16, 2020 to aid in the testing for COVID-19.

Read more: DOST-FNRI TRANSFER ONE RT-PCR TO RITM