SAN FRANCISCO– The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco commemorated National Womens Month in the Philippines and Womens History Month in the United States with an online roundtable conversation that featured some of the guiding Filipino American females health leaders in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
Entitled “Women in Health: Leading Our Communities Out of the Pandemic and On the Road to Equity,” the Consulates online occasion highlighted the function of Filipina and Filipina American health leaders in the U.S. Pacific Northwest in turning the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in producing a more equitable neighborhood in terms of access to healthcare.
” Amid the international health crisis and the social ills that featured it, these ladies leaders have actually not just shown quality in their chosen professions, but have likewise exhibited the quintessential Filipino worths of determination and strength,” stated Philippine Consul General Neil Ferrer who provided his message throughout the online event.
The online roundtable conversation was headlined by Teresita Batayola, International Community Health Services (ICHS) President and CEO; Dr. Julieta Gabiola, Advocacy, Betterment, Commitment (ABCs) for Global Health President and CEO, and Stanford University Professor; Dr. Karen Relucio, Napa County Health and Human Services Agency Deputy Director and Public Health Officer, and California State Senator Bill Dodds “Woman of the Year” Awardee; and Zenei Triunfo-Cortez, RN, California Nurses Association President.
Aileen Cassinetto, Poet Laureate of San Mateo County, gave a touching tribute to the medical front liners of the COVID-19 pandemic through neighborhood poetry.
The online roundtable discussion existed live on the Consulates Facebook page.
The “Women in Health” online roundtable discussion followed the Consulates “Women in Tech” webinar in celebration of Womens Month in 2021. The stated webinar featured some of the leader Filipino American women entrepreneurs and innovators in Silicon Valley. (PCGSF Release).
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