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]
| Ministerio de Salud Pública | |
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| Ministry overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 5 September 1933 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Uruguay |
| Headquarters | Montevideo |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | Public 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.[2] 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 Karina Rando, who has held the position since March 13, 2023.[3]
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".[4]
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. [5][6]
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 | 2023 |
| Karina Rando | 2023 | in office |
| Source | [citation needed] | |
¹ Ministers of the Military-Civic government (1973-1985).