Ted Herbosa
Profile
Teodoro Javier Herbosa is a Filipino physician and government official currently serving as the Secretary of Health of the Philippines, a position he has held since 2023 under the administration of President Bongbong Marcos. A medical professional with extensive experience in emergency and crisis management, he previously served as an undersecretary of the Department of Health, executive vice president of the University of the Philippines, and special adviser to the National Task Force Against COVID-19. In 2025, he was elected president of the 78th session of the World Health Assembly. Throughout his career, he has focused on public health policy, hospital accreditation, and the modernization of medical infrastructure.
Details
- Born
- May 6, 1959 · 67 years old
- Birth place
- Philippines
- Education
- University of the Philippines Diliman (Bachelor of Science in Biology), University of the Philippines Manila (Medicine), University of Geneva (International Diploma in Emergency and Crisis Management), Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University
- Career
- Physician, Undersecretary of the Department of Health, Executive Vice President of the University of the Philippines, Special Adviser to the National Task Force Against COVID-19
