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| name = Enrique Ona |
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| president = [[Benigno Aquino III]] |
| president = [[Benigno Aquino III]] |
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| office = 28th [[Secretary of Health (Philippines)|Secretary of Health]] |
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| term_start = June 30, 2010 |
| term_start = June 30, 2010 |
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| term_end = December 19, 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/658206/its-final-ona-quits|title = It's final; Ona quits|date = 19 December 2014}}</ref> |
| term_end = December 19, 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/658206/its-final-ona-quits|title = It's final; Ona quits|date = 19 December 2014}}</ref> |
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| predecessor = [[Esperanza Cabral]] |
| predecessor = [[Esperanza Cabral]] |
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| successor = [[Janette Garin]] |
| successor = [[Janette Garin]] |
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| president1 = [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] |
| president1 = [[Joseph Estrada]] <br> [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] |
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| office1 = Executive Director of [[National Kidney and Transplant Institute]] |
| office1 = Executive Director of [[National Kidney and Transplant Institute]] |
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| term_start1 = 1999 |
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[[Category:People from Pagadian]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:42, 17 December 2024
Enrique Ona | |
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| 28th Secretary of Health | |
| In office June 30, 2010 – December 19, 2014[1] | |
| President | Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Esperanza Cabral |
| Succeeded by | Janette Garin |
| Executive Director of National Kidney and Transplant Institute | |
| In office 1999–2010 | |
| President | Joseph Estrada Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Succeeded by | Aileen Riego-Javier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Enrique Tangonan Ona Jr. June 4, 1939 Sagay, Negros Occidental, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Manila |
| Occupation | Surgeon Government official |
| Profession | Doctor |
Enrique Tangonan Ona Jr.[2] (born June 4, 1939) is a Filipino surgeon and public servant. He was the Secretary of the Department of Health from 2010 to 2014, succeeding Dr. Esperanza Cabral. Recognized as one of the top surgeons in the field of vascular surgery and organ transplantation, he earned his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from the University of the Philippines College of Medicine at the University of the Philippines Manila.
Background
[edit]Dr. Ona hails from Pagadian City. He is the son of the first Provincial Health Officer of Zamboanga del Sur.[3]
Before being appointed by President Benigno Aquino III to the Health secretary post, Ona was the executive director of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI), the post he held for 11 years[4] and has been the president of the Transplantation Society of the Philippines since 1989. He also holds a medical license in the state of Massachusetts, United States.
Health Secretary
[edit]After being appointed to the Health Department post, president Benigno Aquino III has instructed him "with regard to expediting universal coverage of PhilHealth, which was one of the campaign promises of Aquino considering that health is the third priority in the platform of the Aquino administration."[4]
Awards and recognition
[edit]- The Presidential Award of Recognition in Organ Transplantation, Year 2000.
- Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) awardee for Medicine in 1979.
References
[edit]- ^ "It's final; Ona quits". 19 December 2014.
- ^ "PHI brods headline UPMAS Homecoming Ball 2013". Phi Kappa Mu. December 20, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ "The President's Men and Women: DOH chief to promote reproductive health". Philstar. 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2010-07-11. [dead link]
- ^ a b "Profile of Aquino's Cabinet members". Sunstar. 2010-07-03. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
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