Catalina Andramuño Zeballos is an Ecuadorian doctor and magister in health who served under the government of Lenín Moreno as Minister of Public Health[1] of Ecuador between 3 July 2019 until 21 March 2020, after which she resigned in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Catalina Andramuño | |
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| Minister of Public Health | |
| In office 3 July 2019 – 21 March 2020 | |
| President | Lenín Moreno |
| Preceded by | Verónica Espinosa |
| Succeeded by | Juan Carlos Zevallos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Catalina Andramuño Zeballos Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Alma mater | University of Guayaquil Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral |
| Occupation | Doctor and magister in health |
Biography
editAndramuño was born in Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador. She studied medicine at the University of Guayaquil, where she also obtained a master's degree in public health; she made a specialty in health management and administration at the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral.[2] Between June 2014 and June 2015, she served as District 9 Health Director.
Minister of Public Health
editAfter the resignation of Verónica Espinosa, the President Lenín Moreno appointed Andramuño as the minister in charge on 3 July 2019, then on 18 October, she was officially designated as the Minister of Public Health.[3]
COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador and resignation
editOn 29 February 2020, Andramuño was in charge of reporting the first case of the COVID-19 disease in Ecuador, which was a case imported from Madrid, Spain. That case was a 71-year-old woman arrived in the country on 14 February who later presented disease-related symptoms.[4] On 21 March, she resigned in the midst of the health emergency.[5] On the same day, Dr. Juan Carlos Zevallos was appointed as the new Minister of Public Health by executive decree 1018 by President Moreno.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Catalina Andramuño estará al frente del Ministerio de Salud". El Comercio. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ "El presidente encarga el Ministerio de Salud a Catalina Andramuño". www.edicionmedica.ec. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ "Ivan Granda, nuevo ministro de Inclusión Económica y Social". Vistazo (in Spanish). 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ "Se confirma coronavirus en Ecuador, 15 días después de haber ingresado".
- ^ "Catalina Andramuño renuncia al Ministerio de Salud de Ecuador en medio de la emergencia del covid-19". El Comercio. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Juan Carlos Zevallos es el nuevo ministro de Salud; reemplaza a Catalina Andramuño". El Universo (in Spanish). 21 March 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.