Erasmo Vásquez
Erasmo Vásquez (died 22 April 2021) was a Dominican physician and politician.
Erasmo Vásquez | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1948[1] |
| Died | April 22, 2021 (aged 72–73) Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic |
| Resting place | Funeraria Blandino de La Vega[2] |
| Relatives | Hector Acosta (son-in-law) |
Biography
He was minister of Public Health between 1996 and 1998 under the government of Leonel Fernández. He was also president of the Dominican Medical College under Danilo Medina's presidency.[3]
During the COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic, he called for a national plan and the use of Ivermectin against COVID-19.[4] He died from COVID-19 on 22 April 2021 at the Santiago Medical Union of Santiago de los Caballeros, where he was admitted last March.[5]
References
- "Covid-19 takes the lives of former public health minister and former conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra". DR1.com News from Dominican Republic (in English). Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- "La Vega declara dos días de duelo por muerte del doctor Erasmo Vásquez". Diario Libre (in Spanish). 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- "Muere exministro de Salud Pública, Erasmo Vásquez". Listín Diario (in Spanish). 21 April 2021.
- "Muere el exministro de Salud Pública Erasmo Vásquez a causa de la covid-19". Swissinfo (in Spanish). 22 April 2021.
- "Erasmo Vásquez, promotor del uso de invermectina, falleció de coronavirus". El Día (in Spanish). 22 April 2021.
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