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Ronni Gamzu

Ronni Gamzu

Director of Israel's Ichilov Hospital

Ronni Gamzu (Hebrew: רוני גמזו, b. January 27, 1966) is an Israeli doctor and professor who since 2015 has been the director of Ichilov Hospital, the country's second largest hospital. His specialty is in obstetrics and gynaecology and in healthcare management.

Ronni Gamzu (2020)

Before leading Ichilov, between 2010 and 2014, Gamzu was the director of the Ministry of Health. In 2019, he was also the chairman of the Medicine Basket [he], the body which decides on the allocation of public funds for drugs and medical treatments.

In April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel, he was placed in charge of protecting seniors in retirement homes from the spread of the virus.[1] In July 2020, he temporarily left his position at Ichilov to become the country's first COVID czar, a position for which he received public praise.[2] In November 2020, he was replaced by Nachman Ash and returned to his previous role in Ichilov.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "After the criticism: Health Ministry appoints Ichilov director to oversee retirement homes" (Hebrew). Calcalist, April 12, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "'It was amazing': Doctors see hope in COVID czar's trust-building maiden speech." The Times of Israel, July 29, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "AP Interview: Israeli virus czar fights outbreak, politics." Archived 2020-10-04 at the Wayback Machine Associated Press, September 25, 2020.


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