Paraguay
Santiago Peña Replaced the Health Minister and Changed the Leadership of the IPS
The president announced on social media the appointment of Isaías Fretes as head of Public Health and Derlis León as president of the IPS. The changes are aimed at addressing the health crisis, according to Unicanal.
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña announced through his social media a series of changes in the health sector, amid the crisis facing the country’s health system, according to Unicanal.
According to what the president communicated, Dr. Isaías Fretes was appointed the new minister of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, replacing María Teresa Barán.
At the same time, Dr. Derlis León took over as president of the Social Security Institute, a post that Fretes had held until now. Unicanal noted that the official had been at the head of the IPS for just over four months.
In his message, Peña expressed his support for Fretes to lead a new stage in public health and highlighted León’s experience within the IPS, where he served as health manager.
According to Unicanal, one of the new minister’s first challenges will be to try to break the deadlock with health workers ahead of the doctors’ strike scheduled for September 20 and 21.
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