Friday, August 13, 2010

SECRETARY ONA'S 1ST REGIONAL VISIT

source: www.doh.gov.ph

Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Davao Sub-National Blood Center in Mindanao to meet the blood needs of the region. Also in photo (from left to right) are Western Visayas Regional Director Dr. Ariel Valencia, Head Executive Assistant Dr. Yolly Oliveros, Southern Mindanao Regional Director Dr. Gene Baluma, Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) Chief Dr. Leopoldo Vega and Health Assistant Secretary David Lozada. Secretary Ona also formally renamed the Davao Medical Center to Southern Philippines Medical Center. Ona envisioned the SPMC to be a model hospital and to utilize private-public partnership as a strategy to further improve the current healthcare delivery system. He added that SPMC could also be a center for organ donation and transplantation in Mindanao.

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