Brazil’s President-Elect Jair Bolsonaro confirmed that Federal Deputy Luiz Henrique Mandetta, 53, will take the helm of the country’s Ministry of Health in January 2019. A pediatric orthopedist, Mandetta did not run for re-election, so he is free to take office next year.
A new tender for Brazil’s More Doctor program has been called, with 8,517 job posts previously occupied by Cuban doctors in 1,824 municipalities and 34 indigenous areas.
Health Minister Ricardo Barros said the incidence of infections with Zika virus during the Olympic Games in Rio is expected to be extremely low. The statement was made Wednesday (Jul. 6).
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