| PHA CLINCHES VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AWARD |
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PHA CLINCHES VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AWARD
PASAY CITY, Nov. 27, 2009—The Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Coalition for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (PCPCNCD) conferred the “Special Trailblazer Visionary Leadership Award” on the Philippine Heart Association for being “the foremost and staunchest ally of the coalition in the promotion of Healthy Lifestyle”.
PHA president Dr. Maria Teresa, vice president Dr. Eleanor Lopez and treasurer Dr. Saturnino Javier, accepted the special recognition from Undersecretary of Health Mario Villaverde and DOH Director Yolanda Oliveros, concurrent chair of the PCPCNCD, and the symbolic check amounting to P100,000 as cash prize.
The PHA citation was the culminating part of the 2009 Most Outstanding Health Lifestyle Advocates Awards Night, held at The Heritage Hotel in Pasay City.
Upbeat on this significant feat, Abola said “we share this award with the men and women of PHA who continue to work for and teach the principles of our Healthy lifestyle Advocacy. We thank Dr. Edgardo Ortiz for giving birth to this great advocacy and the program that paved the way for many other governmental and non- governmental agencies and medical association to espouse. MAG-HL TAYO became a battle for our fight against heart disease.”
More details are printed in this month’s PHA Newsbriefs. (GGagelonia) |