Public Health, COVID-19, and everything in between

HAROLD JAMES E. DOROTEO – Technical Coordinator, World Health Organization Philippines

ANNA BIANCA G. PEREYRA – Supervising Health Program Officer, Department of Health Philippines

FEU-IN Batch 2012

2020 is the year! On the 4th of July, they will tie the knot!

Harold and Bianca are registered nurses who deviated from clinical practice and took the road less traveled – public health. They could have been outside the country, practicing nursing, and earning some good money. But Harold is a Technical Coordinator at the World Health Organization-Philippines, providing assistance on surveillance and contact tracing for the national and local health departments. Meanwhile, Bianca is performing key roles at the Department of Health as a Supervising Health Program Officer, assisting in policy, planning, and logistics management for COVID-19 response.

For the past three months, they were unable to plan for their mid-year wedding.  Both graduates of the Class of 2012 of the FEU Institute of Nursing, Harold and Bianca exemplify the values of fortitude, excellence, and uprightness in their call of duty as they pledge to #BeatCOVID and #HelpToHealAsOne.