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Esperanza I. Cabral is the Secretary of Health. She is an accomplished doctor who earned her medical degree from the University of the Philippines and furthered her training at prestigious schools in the United States. Secretary Cabral has had a prolific career as a cardiologist and held leadership roles in several hospitals and medical organizations. She has received many honors for her contributions to medicine and public service. Prior to her current role, Secretary Cabral served as Secretary of Social Welfare and Development, where she received high approval ratings for her performance. Since becoming Secretary of Health, she has propelled the department to greater heights and earned admiration for her pro-public health stance on important issues.

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Profile of Sec. Cabral, DOH

Esperanza I. Cabral is the Secretary of Health. She is an accomplished doctor who earned her medical degree from the University of the Philippines and furthered her training at prestigious schools in the United States. Secretary Cabral has had a prolific career as a cardiologist and held leadership roles in several hospitals and medical organizations. She has received many honors for her contributions to medicine and public service. Prior to her current role, Secretary Cabral served as Secretary of Social Welfare and Development, where she received high approval ratings for her performance. Since becoming Secretary of Health, she has propelled the department to greater heights and earned admiration for her pro-public health stance on important issues.

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PROFILE OF HEALTH SECRETARY ESPERANZA I.

CABRAL

• Health Secretary Esperanza Icasas-Cabral is an accomplished doctor, teacher,


scientist and public servant who has lived out the values of excellence and
selfless service in a long and storied career studded with countless honors and
achievements.

• Secretary Cabral earned her degree in Medicine in UP and completed her


training in Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Clinical Pharmacology at the
Philippine General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General
Hospital and the Joslin Clinic in Boston. She then served as professor at the
Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology at the UP College of Medicine.

• As a top-notch cardiologist, she was a sought after consultant in the Philippine


Heart Center, the Makati Medical Center, the Lung Center of the Philippines, the
Philippine General Hospital and the Asian Hospital. She became Director of the
Philippine Heart Center and Chief of Cardiology of the Asian Hospital and
Medical Center. She has served as President of the Philippine College of
Physicians, the Philippine Heart Association and the Philippine Society of
Hypertension, as well as Vice-President of the Philippine Lipid Society.

• She has received many notable citations such as the National Outstanding
Young Scientist Award by the Department of Science and Technology (1981),
Outstanding Achievement Award by the Philippine Society of Experimental and
Clinical Pharmacology (1982), one of the Ten Outstanding Women in the
Nation’s Service (1986), the 1st Dr. Jose Rizal Award by the Philippine Medical
Association (1992), Most Outstanding Researcher by the UP Medical Alumni
Society (1993), Paragon of the Civil Service by the Civil Service Commission
(2008) and Outstanding Professional in the Field of Medicine by the Professional
Regulation Commission (2008), among others.
• In 2006, she accepted a Cabinet post as Secretary of Social Welfare and
Development. With her at the helm, the DSWD was rated consistently as the
country’s top ranking government agency by the Pulse Asia’s Ulat ng Bayan
survey with the highest approval rating for performance in the entire bureaucracy.
The DSWD also enjoyed the lowest disapproval rating among all government
agencies surveyed. The DSWD also led the government bureaucracy in the fight
against corruption and topped the Presidential Anti-Graft and Commission’s list
of agencies compliant with the Integrity Development Action Plan from 2007 to
the time Secretary Cabral left it.

• After almost four years with the DSWD, Secretary Cabral was appointed to the
DOH. She wasted no time in propelling the Department to greater heights as two
months into her incumbency, the DOH became the No. 1 government agency in
approval ratings for performance in a survey conducted by The Issues and
Advocacy Center. .

• Her no nonsense work ethic has earned her the admiration of many, particularly
for her unwavering, pro-public health stance on such controversial issues as
sexual and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS prevention and the regulation of the
tobacco and food supplement industries.

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