In 2007, fourteen institutions in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) entered in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), which established ARMM-Health Research Consortium.
The fourteen institutions were the following:
- Department of Science & Technology - ARMM
- Department of Health - ARMM
- Commission on Higher Education - ARMM
- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries ARMM
- Mindanao State University System
- Notre Dame of Jolo College
- Upi Agriculture School
- Regional Planning and Development Office - ARMM
- Department of Labor and Employment - ARMM
- Department of Education - ARMM
- Department of Interior and Local Government - ARMM
- Jamiatu Marawi Al-Islamia Foundation
- Bureau of Public Information - ARMM
- National Statistics Office - ARMM
Primary Objective: To strengthen the system of collaboration in ARMM to develop and enhance capacity of institutions within the region engaged and which has interest in health research, as a strategy to improve the health conditions of its (ARMM) people.