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The Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Secretario de Salud de Puerto Rico) leads the Department of Health of Puerto Rico and all efforts related to health in Puerto Rico. [ 1 ] Secretaries
Until March 2020, he was the medical director of the corporation, Physician Correctional, which provided physical and mental health services to inmates. [1] González Feliciano was designated as the Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico on March 26, 2020. He was confirmed to the Senate of Puerto Rico on March 28.
The Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH) (Spanish: Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico) is one of the Cabinet-level agencies directly created by Article 4, Section 6 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico. It is headed by a Secretary of Health, appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico and requiring the advice and consent of the Senate of ...
Puerto Rico dengue fever cases "have exceeded historical figures," Puerto Rico Health Secretary Carlos Mellado stated, declaring a public health emergency in an effort to curb the rising cases.
Rodríguez Mercado was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. [1] He graduated from High School at Colegio San Conrado. [2] Rodríguez Mercado earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the Rio Piedras Campus of the University of Puerto Rico, and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, and completing a Residency in Neurological Surgery.
September 13, 2013: Francisco Joglar Pesquera resigns to his position as Secretary of Health amidst controversy on how he managed an outbreak of the bacteria acinetobacter baumannii at the University of Puerto Rico at Carolina hospital.
A fiery debate over public health and personal rights gripped Puerto Rico this week, intensifying Wednesday when legislators clashed with medical experts. The debate began earlier this month after ...
With the Thursday confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the spotlight is on the new secretary’s plans to "Make America Healthy Again ...