Program and Speakers
The Strategy Session (September 21 AM)
Dr. Teodoro Herbosa (invited)
Secretary, Department of Health
"Special Message to the PSPHP Community"
Dr. Maria Asuncion Silvestre
World Health Assembly 2023 - UAE Foundation Awardee
Founder, Kalusugan ng Mag-ina
Advocate, Essential Newborn Care
"Keynote Message"
Dr. John Wong
Member, COVID-19 Technical Advisory Group
Founder, Epimetrics, Inc.
"Learnings from COVID-19 Pandemic and Relevance to Health Strategies"
Member, COVID-19 Technical Advisory Group
Founder, Epimetrics, Inc.
"Learnings from COVID-19 Pandemic and Relevance to Health Strategies"
Dir. Frances Rose Mamaril
Director IV, Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau,
Department of Health
"The Eight-Point Health Agenda"
The Health Security Session (September 21 PM)
Dr. Ronald Law
Chief, Preparedness Division, Health Emergency Management Bureau,
Department of Health
"Unpacking Health Security: What it really is, why does it matter, and how do we future-proof our health system?"
Dr. Chester Cabalza
Founding President,
International Development and Security Cooperation
"Convergence of Health Security to National Security: A Road to Human Security"
Dr. Razzel Nikka Hao
Director IV, Disease Prevention and Control Bureau,
Department of Health
"The CDC Philippines Bill"
The Health Information Session (September 22 AM)
Dr. Gloria Nenita Velasco
OIC-Director IV, Knowledge Management and Information Technology Services,
Department of Health
"Health Information and UHC"
Dr. Alvin Marcelo
Executive Director,
Asia e-Health Information Network
"Basics of Health Data Governance for Health Service Providers"
Executive Director,
Asia e-Health Information Network
"Basics of Health Data Governance for Health Service Providers"
Dr. Aileen Riel-Espina
Consultant, Alliance for Improving Health Outcomes
"Integrating Health Information and Digital Health in Integrated Health Services"
Lunch Presentation(September 22 Noon)
Dr. Paulyn Rosell Ubial
Former Secretary, Department of Health
GeneLab PH
"Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) and Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)"
The Primary Health Care Session (September 22 PM)
Dr. Lester Tan
Director III, Bureau of Local Health Systems Development,
Department of Health
"Primary Health Care and Gatekeeping"
Dr. Albert Francis Domingo
Vice-President for Primary Care,
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)
"Health Financing Measures to Reorient Health Services towards Primary Health Care"
Dir. Johanna Banzon
Director, Health Human Resource Development Bureau,
Department of Health
"Panel Discussion: Reorientation of Health Services towards Primary Health Care"
Dr. Aileen Riel-Espina
Former Board Member, Philippine Academy of Family Physicians,
Former Medical Director, Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center,
"Panel Discussion: Reorientation of Health Services towards Primary Health Care"
Dr. Jose Gonzales
Former Director, Philippine General Hospital
"Panel Discussion: Reorientation of Health Services towards Primary Health Care"