![]() ![]() He provided leadership at all levels in the department of surgery and was named the Enrique Garcia Professor of Surgery. Ultimately, he created the division of organ transplantation in 1986. For more than 30 years, he has been a professor of surgery at the University of the Philippines and has served as chair for sections of surgical education, general surgery, thoracic surgery, and cardiovascular surgery. ![]() Professor Ona is recognized as a master surgeon, a dedicated teacher, and an innovative researcher. The focus of his professional life has been on transplantation surgery and the impact of organ failure on public health. Professor Ona went on to become the Colombo Scholar in Organ Transplantation at Cambridge University in England under the mentorship of Sir Roy Yorke Calne, MD, FACS. Next he completed a research fellowship in experimental surgery in New York under the mentorship of the late John Madden, MD, FACS. He then pursued a fellowship in surgery at the Lahey Clinic in Boston, MA. He completed his internship at Buffalo General Hospital, NY, and surgical residency at Long Island College Hospital. Professor Ona received his doctor of medicine degree from the University of the Philippines in 1962. So as early as then, I already knew that many of those dying were kids, for lack of care and lack of education in care.” Professor Ona recalls that as a child, “Our house…was in front of the church and every day I would see dead people being brought there, and the coffins were so small. His father was a physician who served as the first provincial health officer of Zamboanga while his mother was a nurse dedicated to the nutrition, growth, and development of infants and children. His family made their home in Pagadian City in Zamboanga, one of the southernmost provinces in the Philippines known for its natural beauty and multicultural population. Professor Ona was exposed to health care and the medical field at an early age. Professor Ona is the current Secretary of Health for the Republic of the Philippines. Ona of Manila for Honorary Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons (ACS). PHAP is also proud to have as its member’s generic pharmaceutical companies, pharmaceutical distribution companies, medical device manufacturers, health research companies, over-the-counter pharmaceutical manufacturing companies, and pharmaceutical retailers.Madam President, it is my distinct privilege and honor to present to you Prof. Today, PHAP and its member companies represent the research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, a key sector in the never-ending fight for improved health through the continuous development of new, better, more efficacious and cost-effective drug therapies. Membership in the non-stock, non-profit association was expanded to include pharmaceutical manufacturers.Įarly in 1991, the organization’s name was changed to the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) to signify a wider representation of participants in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector. On July 27, 1950, the organization was renamed the Drug Association of the Philippines (DAP), by which it was to be known for the next 40 years. The Association was founded by 10 men, each representing a leading pharmaceutical wholesaler, at a time when the country was recovering from the ravages of World War II. ![]() PHAP was first established on Jas the Philippine Wholesale Druggists’ Association. These milestones in health are due in part to the commitment of members of the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP), an association composed of trusted providers of quality and life-saving medicines in the country today, to enable Filipinos to live longer, healthier and become more productive members of society. In recent decades, Filipinos are living longer and leading healthier and more productive lives. ![]()
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