Former Philippine Health Secretary Janette P. Loreto-Garin is a physician and was a state legislator for 9 years, shepherding the Magna Carta for Women, Cheaper Medicines Law, and the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law among many others.
She was trained as a medical technologist and after medical school had a background on Obstetrics and Gynecology. Her passion for public health, specifically that of women and children, led her to Masters Degree in Business Administration focused on healthcare systems.
Her understanding the plight of women, children, the elderly, and the less privileged drives her to ensure that legislation and executive prerogatives are in step in materializing health measures that will lead Filipinos to enjoy quality lives. As a champion of reproductive right of Filipinos, she was chosen as one of the Top 100 Inspiring People of the World by Women Deliver in 2011.
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