Ministry of Public Health (Uruguay)

The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) is the ministry of the Government of Uruguay responsible for establishing public health policies and strategies, in order to contribute to the improvement of the health of the inhabitants of the Nation. [1]

Ministry of Public Health
Ministerio de Salud Pública
Ministry overview
Formed5 September 1933 (1933-09-05)
JurisdictionUruguay
HeadquartersMontevideo
Minister responsible
Parent departmentGovernment of Uruguay
WebsitePublic Health

The ministry's mission is to establish policies and strategies for the fulfillment of essential public health functions, as well as to guide the functioning of the National Integrated Health System (SNIS). The Ministry is headquartered in the 18 de Julio Avenue in Barrio Cordón, Montevideo. This government portfolio is in charge of the National Institute for Donation and Transplantation of Cells, Tissues and Organs. The current Minister of Public Health is Daniel Salinas, who has held the position since March 1, 2020.

History

The Ministry of Public Health was created on September 5, 1933 by president Gabriel Terra. Law 9,202 "Organic Law of Public Health" was enacted on January 12, 1934 and merged the two public institutions existing up to that time: "National Hygiene Council" and "National Public Assistance". [2]

Since the approval of law 18161 of July 29, 2007, in which the State Health Services Administration (ASSE) is created, the ministry ceases to have direct competence over the country's health centers. [3][4]

List of Ministers of Public Health
Minister Began Ended
Eduardo Blanco Acevedo
1933
1936
Juan César Mussio Fournier
1936
1943
Adolfo Folle Joanicó
1943
1945
Francisco Forteza
1946
1947
Enrique Claveaux
1947
1949
Lisandro Cersósimo
1950
1951
Carlos A. Viana Aranguren
1951
1952
Federico García Capurro
1952
1954
Julio César Estrella
1955
1956
Vicente Basagoiti
1956
1958
Washington Isola
1958
1959
Carlos Stajano
1959
1960
Aparicio Méndez
1961
1964
Francisco Rodríguez Camusso
1965
1967
Ricardo Yannicelli
1967
1968
Carlos Queraltó Oribe
1968
Walter Ravenna
1968
1972
Pablo Purriel
1972
1973
Juan Bruno Iruleguy¹
1973
1974
Justo Alonso Leguízamo¹
1974
1976
Mario Arcos Pérez¹
1976
Antonio Cañellas¹
1976
1981
Luis Givogre¹
1981
1985
Raúl Ugarte
1985
1990
Alfredo Solari
1990
1991
Carlos Delpiazzo
1991
1992
Guillermo García Costa
1992
1995
Alfredo Solari
1995
1997
Raúl Bustos
1997
2000
Horacio Fernández Ameglio
2000
2001
Luis Fraschini
2001
2002
Alfonso Varela
2002
2003
Conrado Bonilla
2003
2005
María Julia Muñoz
2005
2010
Daniel Olesker
2010
2011
Jorge Venegas
2011
2013
Susana Muñiz
2013
2015
Jorge Basso
2015
2020
Daniel Salinas
2020
in office
Source
[5]

¹ Ministers of the Military-Civic government (1973-1985).

See also

References
  1. "Cometidos del MSP".
  2. "Law 9.202". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
  3. "Mission and vision".
  4. "Ley 18.161". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  5. "Ministerio de Salud Pública (Uruguay)", Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre (in Spanish), 2020-03-02, retrieved 2020-03-03
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