Secretary_of_Health_(Mexico)

Secretariat of Health (Mexico)

Secretariat of Health (Mexico)

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The Secretariat of Health (Spanish: Secretaría de Salud) is the government department in charge of all social health services in Mexico, and an integral part of the Mexican health system. The Secretary of Health is a member of the Executive Cabinet and is appointed at the discretion of the President of the Republic.

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In recent years, the Secretary of Health has played a more restricted role, as many of its functions have been transferred to the corresponding institutions of the individual Mexican States.

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The sociologist Asa Cristina Laurell is a former Undersecretary of Integration and Development at the Secretariat.[3]

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    "Cambios en el gabinete de Peña: Nuevos titulares de Pemex, IMSS y la Secretaría de Salud". Animal Político (in Spanish). 8 February 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
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    "Este fue el gabinete de Felipe Calderón". www.capitalmexico.com.mx (in Spanish). Capital México. Feb 6, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
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    Salud, Secretaría de. "Meet the Health Project in the Fourth Transformation". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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