Peruvian President Dina Boluarte appointed surgeon César Vásquez as the brand new Minister of Well being.

Vásquez is changing Rosa Gutiérrez, who stepped down following criticism of her dealing with of the nation’s dengue outbreak.

Vásquez, now the second individual to move this division below the Boluarte administration, has a background in surgical procedure and public administration.

He beforehand served in positions comparable to the manager director of the Regional Educating Hospital of Las Mercedes in Chiclayo and as a doctor in La Libertad and Lambayeque hospitals.

Moreover, Vásquez served as a congressman for the Alianza Para el Progreso get together from 2016 to 2019 and presided over the Parliament’s Well being and Inhabitants Fee.

His appointment comes after Gutiérrez’s resignation, precipitated by congressional criticism over her dealing with of the dengue outbreak.

The outbreak has resulted in over 130,000 confirmed circumstances and 201 deaths this yr.

Nevertheless, latest experiences from the Ministry of Well being point out a decline in dengue circumstances, from 18,156 within the week of Could 14-20 to 12,213 within the week of Could 28-June 3.