The appointment of Teodoro Herbosa as Secretary of the Department of Health gathered each reward and criticism from varied sectors wanting forward at how the brand new official would steer the well being sector.
Herbosa took his oath of workplace earlier than President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday a day after his appointment was introduced, in accordance with a “24 Oras” report by Lei Alviz
He served as Health undersecretary from 2010 to 2015, government vice chairman of the University of the Philippines from 2017 to 2021, and particular medical adviser of the National Task Force Against COVID-19.
A trauma surgeon, he additionally headed the trauma division of the Philippine General Hospital.
The Philippine Medical Association and the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAP) have earlier endorsed Herbosa’s appointment on the helm of the DOH at the beginning of the Marcos administration.
The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) additionally supported the appointment.
“With his experience dealing with both govt, private and other institutions, yun ang isa sa mga qualification na nakita namin kaya we actually recommended him to be Secretary of Health,” PHAP president Jose Rene De Grano stated.
In a press release, former Health officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire backed Herbosa’s appointment.
But the teams Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) and the Filipino Nurses United (FNU) are dismayed with the appointment. They cited Herbosa’s earlier push to denationalise authorities hospitals as one of many elements for opposing his assumption as DOH chief.
“Naranasan at nakasama natin siya sa panahon ni Secretary Ona bilang undersecretary na siya yung namumuno para isapribado yung mga pampublikong ospital. Dismayado tayo, kami sa Alliance of Health Workers,” AHW nationwide president Robert Mendoza stated.
The teams additionally recalled Herbosa’s controversial tweet on the top of the pandemic thanking well being care staff, however not together with those that are protesting towards the federal government.
“Masakit sa loob namin yun kasi kapwa namin siya health professional, hindi namin naramdaman yung malasakit niya na dapat siguruhin nya na yung deserving na COVID benefit at sinasabi ng pamahalaan na kami ay mga heroes ng pandemya, sana nakiisa siya sa amin,” FNU secretary basic Jocelyn Andamo stated.
She stated the brand new DOH chief is confronted with points within the well being sector that should be addressed similar to salaries, nurses’ departure to work overseas, and the shortage of well being care staff in some hospitals.
“Kailangan ibigay yung ini-insist natin na dapat taasan ang sahod ng healthworkers lalo na ang nurses ay napipiltang umalis sa bansa dahil sa malaking offers sa ibang bansa,” Andamo stated.
GMA Integrated News continues to be getting the response of Herbosa.—Sherylin Untalan/LDF, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
