Esperanza Cabral
| Esperanza Cabral | |
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| Secretary of Health | |
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In office 2009 – June 30, 2010 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Francisco Duque |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Ona |
| Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | |
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In office July 2005 – 2009 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Corazon Soliman |
| Succeeded by | Celia Capadocia-Yangco |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | People's Reform Party (2015-present) |
| Profession | Doctor |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Esperanza Alcantara Icasas-Cabral was the Secretary of the Department of Health in the Philippines. She took office in January 2010 replacing Dr. Francisco Duque after his appointment as head of the Civil Service Commission. Before her appointment as Secretary of Health, she was previously the Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, replacing Corazon Soliman. Dr. Cabral is married to Dr. Bienvenido Villegas Cabral, an ophthalmologist.
Dr. Cabral, who is a cardiologist and clinical pharmacologist, graduated from medical school at the University of the Philippines. She extended her medical and pharmacological training at the U.P. Philippine General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Joslin Clinic in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Cabral has long served as an educator and leader in Philippine medicine. At the University of the Philippines College of Medicine, she was a professor of medicine and pharmacology. She served both as Director of the Philippine Heart Center and Chief of Cardiology of Asian Hospital and Medical Center. She authored and co-authored more than 85 scientific papers on hypertension, cardiovascular pharmacology and clinical and preventive cardiology. She educated the public as a TV show host on "HeartWatch" on IBC Channel 13 and "InfoMedico" on NBN Channel 4.
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