NGOs and other members of the Venezuelan medical union lamented the death of Oletta, who for years denounced the censorship that exists in the epidemiological bulletins of Venezuela, where the government has not provided official figures for more than seven years
The doctor and former Minister of Health José Félix Oletta passed away on the afternoon of this Saturday, June 10, at the age of 79. The information was confirmed to SuchWhich by doctor Huniades Urbina, vice president of the National Academy of Medicine.
So far the details of his death are unknown, but it was unofficially known that he was admitted to the San Bernardino clinic due to health complications.
From Médicos Unidos Venezuela, Dr. Jaime Lorenzo regretted his death, as it is “a hard blow to Venezuelan health. Teacher of teachers », he wrote in a message. Also other greats of Venezuelan medicine, such as Dr. María Yanes, former president of the Network of Scientific Societies, expressed their regret at what happened.
«I am very sorry for this great loss for Venezuelan medicine. Dr José Félix Oletta was a professor at the Vargas school for many of us who trained as doctors. He was a great defender of health in Venezuela. God have him in his glory. RIP », he pointed out on his social networks.
Oletta was a surgeon, internist and epidemiologist. He served as Minister of Health and Social Assistance between 1997 and 1999, during the administration of former President Rafael Caldera. For years he denounced the censorship that exists within the epidemiological bulletins in Venezuela, where the government has already gone seven years without giving official figures on this matter, and he spoke clearly about the precarious state of Venezuelan hospitals.
His extensive knowledge of public health prevented him from remaining silent in the face of the many irregularities that he has detected in the country’s public health system.
He was director of the Vargas School of Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the Central University of Venezuela (UCV).
During his career years he held the position of coordinator of the Epidemiology Commission. He also represented the Venezuelan Society of Internal Medicine in the Network of Medical Scientific Societies of Venezuela.
Oletta was born in Caracas and married his colleague Josefina Mercedes Pimentel de Oletta, a retired university professor from the José María Vargas School of Medicine. They had three children, including José Félix Oletta Pimentel Jr., also a doctor.
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