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Corruption in DOH results in a sickly nation

Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona
Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona
Health Secretary Enrique Ona’s one month leave of absence ends today.

The health community is awaiting with bated breath the decision of President Aquino on Ona, who is embroiled in the controversy over the P800 million purchase of a pneumonia vaccine.

The result of the investigation by the National Bureau of Investigation on the issues raised against Ona would be an important consideration in the President’s decision.

If the President decides to retain Ona, that means he is cleared of all the issues against him.

This week, another issue came up: Ona’s authorization of the use for the treatment of dengue and malaria of a drug that did not pass clinical trial.

The reign of the idiots

Health Acting Secretary Janet Garin and AFP Chief Gregorio Pio Catapang in Caballo island.
Health Acting Secretary Janet Garin and AFP Chief Gregorio Pio Catapang in Caballo island.

I’m staggered by the justifications of Health Acting Secretary Janet Garin and Armed Forces Chief Gregorio Pio Catapang,Jr.of their visit to the quarantined peacekeepers in Caballo Island in Cavite which Malacañang approves.

Garin and Catapang have drawn flak for what many see as violation of the idea of quarantine.

The peacekeepers from Ebola-stricken Liberia are on 21-day quarantine, an international procedure to prevent the deadly virus from spreading.