Concepción Baracaldo resigns as director of the ICBF

Concepción Baracaldo, who had been serving as the director of the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF), officially resigned from his position, a decision that was accepted by President Gustavo Petro.

(Read: Former Ministers of Health filed the right to petition for the reform).

In this way, Astrid Cáceres, who was deputy director of the entity, will assume the head of the entity. petro la described as a “professional in education and social sciences with a master’s degree in education and community development.”

It should be remembered that for months Baracaldo’s permanence as director of one of the largest institutions in the country was in doubt. This after the questions he received about his career and suitability for the positionwhich came not only from the opposition, but also from the government party itself.

Astrid Caceres, The new director has a degree in Early Childhood Education from the Cooperative University of Colombia, a Master’s degree in Education and Community Development from the Surcolombiana University, and has a master’s degree in Political Studies from the National University of Colombia. She has worked as a teacher, researcher, pedagogical advisor, expert in inclusive education, project officer, cultural manager, and peace weaver.

(See: Hybrid model of education, a last change of the Development Plan).

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