| Enrique Ona | |
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| Secretary of Health of the Republic of the Philippines | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2010 |
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| President | Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Esperanza Cabral |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Profession | Doctor |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Enrique T. Ona is the current Philippine Secretary of Health.[1] On June 29, 2010, President Benigno Aquino III picked him as his Secretary of Health.[1]
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Dr. Ona hails from Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur. He is the son of the first Provincial Health Officer of Zamboanga del Sur and a periculture nurse.[2]
Before being appointed by Benigno Aquino III to the Health secretary post, Ona was the executive director of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, the post he held for 11 years[3] 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.
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."[3]
| Preceded by Esperanza Cabral |
Philippine Secretary of Health 2010 – Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |