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ABOUT THE SECRETARY

Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa was the Health Undersecretary of Philippines from 2010 to 2015. One of his important accomplishments during his term was helping achieve Universal Health Coverage. He also led the modernization of public hospitals through Health Facilities Enhancement Funds and the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). As CIO, he achieved COBIT 5 Certification, and developed and implemented the National eHealth Strategic Framework Plan. He also served as the Coordinator of Foreign Medical Teams that responded after Typhoon Haiyan struck in 2013.

Dr. Herbosa has extensive experience in Trauma Surgery and Disaster and Emergency Medicine. In the University of the Philippines, he started the Fellowship Program for Trauma Surgery and the Residency Program in Emergency Medicine. He has also held several international posts. He was a Professor of Emergency Medicine at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia from 2007 to 2010. He created the Center for Research in Emergency Medicine (CREM), and produced the first batch of Masters graduates in Emergency Medicine. He also was an International Associate for John Hopkins University, implementing the Hospital Preparedness for Emergencies (HOPE) course and the PEER Program which was funded by USAID. He is a former Board member of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM). He also participated in the World Health Organization’s Safe Surgery Saves Lives Taskforce that developed the WHO safe surgery checklist.