Karina Rando took office as Minister of Public Health this Monday at 4:00 p.m., rather Daniel Salinas who resigned from his position.
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The new Minister of Public Health, Karina Rando
In the event where he took over as portfolio holder, Rando was accompanied by her co-religionists from the Cabildo Abierto: her predecessor Salinas and Senator Guido Manini Ríos.
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Guido Manini Ríos with Daniel Salinas
In addition, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Public Health, several members of the cabinet of ministers were also present, the Undersecretary of Public Health, José Luis Satdjián, and the Vice President of the Republic -while Beatriz Argimón is away- Graciela Bianchi.
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The Minister of Economy, Azucena Arbeleche, and Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo
Rando had served as general director of Coordination of the MSP until last year. When today’s lobbyist senator Manini Ríos was director of the Military Hospital, Rando was the coordinator of the transplant program that works for the entire country in that institution. That is why Manini Ríos recommended the anesthesiologist for the position of Public Health when Cabildo Abierto kept that portfolio in the distribution of the cabinet among the partners of the multicolored coalition.
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Guido Manini Rios and Karina Rando
The 52-year-old Master of Public Health became this monday the third woman in the history of Uruguay to occupy the title of this Secretary of State.
Hours before in Executive Tower, Rando had taken office in the presence of the Secretary of the Presidency, Álvaro Delgado. Satdjian also participated in the formal act.
greetings from the government
The outgoing minister Daniel Salines, for his part, met with President Lacalle at the presidential residencea meeting that both had pending.
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The now former Minister of Public Health, Daniel Salinas
“Professionally and personally, thank you very much Daniel”, wrote the president on his Twitter account, sharing a photo of the meeting.
In addition to Lacalle Pou, several members of the Executive Branch and also political leaders they fired Daniel Salinas on social media.
One of them was the Undersecretary of Public Health, José Luis Satdjian, who defined the until today minister as a “friend”.
Salinas responded with the same effusiveness, calling Satdjian a a “brother of life”.
Thank you José Luis, a brother of life who worked lots. A big hug ! I wish you a successful future that you will surely have @JoseSatdjian pic.twitter.com/dSPWgatyku
—Daniel Salinas (@DrDanielSalinas) March 13, 2023
Another member of the government greeted Salinas were Javier García and Pablo Mieres, in addition to senator Guido Manini Rios, leader of Cabildo Abierto, a party that integrates the Minister of Public Health.
