๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ
๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐๐ณ. ๐๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฐ โ๐๐ฆ๐ฅโ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ด๐ข, ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐บโ๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ค ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ญ๐บ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ญ๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐บ 16 ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐โ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ต๐ช ๐๐ช๐ต๐บ.
Sec. Herbosa emphasized the urgency of institutionalizing One Health, an approach that links human, animal, and environmental health, as essential in preventing and responding to pandemics and climate-related crises.
He acknowledged the progress in human health systems but pointed to continued gaps in the animal health sector. He highlighted the role of veterinarians in managing cross-species health risks, reflecting the interconnected nature of disease threats.
To address these challenges, Sec. Herbosa emphasized the importance of the Philippine Inter-Agency Committee for Zoonoses (PhilCZ), which developed a national roadmap in 2022 and the National Action Plan for Zoonoses (2023โ2025). A new five-year strategic plan is also underway.
He also cited the Resilient Philippines Project, which secured a $25 million grant to improve early warning systems, laboratory capacity, and the health workforce.
Sec. Herbosa stressed three key priorities moving forward: stronger legal frameworks, interoperable information systems, and deeper collaboration with global and private partners. He stated that public-private partnerships are crucial in mitigating shocks that strain resources and livelihoods.
The Health Secretary concluded by aligning these efforts with the DOHโs 8-Point Agenda, urging a unified and inclusive approach to future-proof the countryโs health system.
