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Ministry Of Health (Argentina)
The Ministry of Health ( es, Ministerio de Salud) of Argentina is a ministry of the national executive power that oversees, elaborates and coordinates the Argentine national state's public health policy. The ministry is responsible for overseeing Argentina's highly decentralized universal health care system, which according to 2000 figures, serviced over half of the country's population. The current minister responsible is Carla Vizzotti, who has served since 20 February 2021 in the cabinet of President Alberto Fernández, after her predecessor, ex-minister Ginés González García was found guilty of vaccine nepotism. Structure and dependencies The Ministry of Health and Sustainable Development counts with a number of centralized and decentralized dependencies. The centralized dependencies, as in other government ministers, are known as secretariats (''secretarías'') and undersecretariats (''subsecretarías''), as well as a number of other centralized agencies; each of the unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Public Works Building, Buenos Aires
The Ministry of Public Works Building ( es, Edificio del Ministerio de Obras Públicas), now known as the Ministry of Health Building ( es, Edificio del Ministerio de Salud) is a public building in the rationalist style located on the intersection of 9 de Julio Avenue and Belgrano Avenue, in the neighborhood of Monserrat, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On both the north and south walls, there is a large steel image of María Eva Duarte de Perón, better known as Evita Perón. Her official portrait faces the south while the image to the north depicts her giving a passionate speech. The installations were created by the Argentinian artist Alejandro Marmo (known mononymously as ''Marmo'') in 2011. Built from 1932 to 1935, the building was designed by Belgrano Alberto Blanco and originally housed the offices of the Ministry of Public Works, which gives it its first and most commonly used name. Its construction was originally suggested by the architect José Hortal to the then Minis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarín (Argentine Newspaper)
''Clarín'' (, meaning "Bugle"), is the largest newspaper in Argentina and the second most circulated in the Spanish-speaking world. It was founded by Roberto Noble in 1945, published by the Clarín Group. For many years, its director was Ernestina Herrera de Noble, the founder's wife. ''Clarín'' is part of ''Periódicos Asociados Latinoamericanos'' (Latin American Newspaper Association), an organization of fourteen leading newspapers in South America. History ''Clarín'' was created by Roberto Noble, former minister of the Buenos Aires Province, on 28 August 1945. It was one of the first Argentine newspapers published in tabloid format. It became the highest sold Argentine newspaper in 1965, and the highest sold Spanish-speaking newspaper in 1985. It was also the first Argentine newspaper to sell a magazine with the Sunday edition, since 1967. In 1969, the news were split into several supplements by topic. In 1976, high color printing was benefited by the creation of Artes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radical Civic Union
The Radical Civic Union ( es, Unión Cívica Radical, UCR) is a centrist and social-liberal political party in Argentina. It has been ideologically heterogeneous, ranging from social liberalism to social democracy. The UCR is a member of the Socialist International. Founded in 1891 by radical liberals, it is the oldest political party active in Argentina after the Liberal Party of Corrientes. For many years, the party was either in opposition to Peronist governments or illegal during military rule. The UCR's main support comes from the middle class. The party has stood for free elections, secularism, supremacy of civilians over the military, and liberal democratic values. Especially during the 1970s and 1980s, it was perceived as a strong advocate for human rights. It had different conformations and fractures and through them it ruled the country seven times with the presidencies of Hipólito Yrigoyen (1916–1922) and (1928–1930), Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear (1922–1928 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Domingo Perón
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people * Juan (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born March 2002), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peronist Party
The Justicialist Party ( es, Partido Justicialista, ; abbr. PJ) is a major political party in Argentina, and the largest branch within Peronism. Current president Alberto Fernández belongs to the Justicialist Party (and has, since 2021, served as its chairman), as well as former presidents Juan Perón, Héctor Cámpora, Raúl Alberto Lastiri, Isabel Perón, Carlos Menem, Ramón Puerta, Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Eduardo Camaño, Eduardo Duhalde, Néstor Kirchner, and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Justicialists have been the largest party in Congress almost consistently since 1987. Founded by Juan Perón, it was previously called the Peronist Party after its founder. It is overall the largest party in Congress; however, this does not reflect the divisions within the party over the role of Kirchnerism, the left-wing populist faction of the party, which is opposed by the dissident Peronists (also known as Federal Peronism or Menemism), the conservative faction of the party. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Carrillo
Ramón Carrillo (7 March 1906 – 20 December 1956) was an Argentine neurosurgeon, neurobiologist, physician, academic, public health advocate, and from 1949 to 1954 the nation's first Minister of Public Health. Early life and education Carrillo was born in Santiago del Estero on 7 March 1906 into an Afro-Argentine family. He attended the University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Medicine and obtained a degree in 1929 with a Gold Medal as best student in his class. He showed a preference for neurology and neurosurgery, collaborating with eminent neurosurgeon Manuel Balado, a Mayo Clinic alumnus and like Carrillo a student of Christfried Jakob at the University of Buenos Aires. Under Balado, Carrillo published his initial scientífic articles. After graduation he obtained a travel grant in order to further his studies in Europe, where he worked in the best neuroscience laboratories, Cornelius Ariëns Kappers's and Carl Vogt's among them. Career in social medicine He returned to B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todo Noticias
TN (formerly known as ''Todo Noticias'' (English: ''All News'') is an Argentine pay and streaming news television channel owned by the Clarín Group and its subsidiary, Artear. The channel began broadcasting on 1 June 1993, at 7:00 a.m. local time. TN also has a news website, ranked as the 20th most visited in Argentina according to ''Alexa''. Programming * Re Despiertos * TTN * TN as 6 a.m. * TN at 10 a.m. * Nuestra Tarde * Esta Pasando * TN Central * Solo Una Vuelta Mas * TN De Noche * TN Fin De Semana (at weekend) * TN Deportivo * Desde el llano * A Dos Voces * Verdad/Consecuencia * La Rosca * Fenomenos (with Matias Bertollotti & Jose Bianco) * Ya Somos Grandes (with Diego Leucovich) * Palabra De Leuco (with Alfredo Leucovich) * La Viola (with Carlos Contepomi) * En el camino (with Mario Markic Mario Markic (born 1953 in Río Gallegos, Argentina) is an Argentine journalist and writer. He has written "Cuadernos del camino" and "Patagonia de puño y letra", he also h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neighbourhoods Of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, autonomous city and capital of Argentina, is composed of forty-eight neighborhoods (locally known as ''barrios''). Since 2008, the city is also legally divided into communes, each one including one or more ''barrios''. Among the most visited and populated ''barrios'' are Palermo, Recoleta, Puerto Madero, Belgrano, San Telmo, La Boca, Monserrat and Caballito. Sectors of the city are also traditionally known as neighborhoods by the inhabitants of Buenos Aires, but not officially by the authorities of the city; some examples include Chinatown, Barrio Norte and the Microcentro. List of neighborhoods In alphabetical order, with the corresponding population and the commune they are grouped in. Informal neighborhood names The name Barrio Norte refers to the area around Avenida Santa Fe, encompassing parts of Retiro, Recoleta, and Palermo. The name ''Barrio Sur'' was used in the past to encompass the southern neighborhoods. This name has mostly fallen out of use, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monserrat, Buenos Aires
Monserrat or Montserrat () is a neighbourhood in the east of the Buenos Aires CBD. The district features some of the most important public buildings in Buenos Aires, including city hall, the city legislature, Casa Rosada, the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires and the Libertador Building (Ministry of Defense), among others. Avenida de Mayo runs through the Monserrat district, connecting Plaza de Mayo and the Plaza de los Dos Congresos (Congressional Plaza). A block, or two, south of the Plaza de Mayo, the older section of Monserrat begins. This is Buenos Aires' oldest neighborhood and even today, very little of the cityscape there is less than a hundred years old (except along Belgrano Avenue), thereby making a nearly seamless transition to the likewise historic San Telmo district, to the south. History The Monserrat area traces its origins to the foundation of Buenos Aires itself, when, in 1580, Spanish Adelantado Juan de Garay disembarked on the area's shores. The Fort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenida Belgrano
Avenida Belgrano is an avenue that runs through Montserrat, Balvanera and Almagro neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The avenue crosses other major avenues like Huergo, Paseo Colon, Diagonal Sur and 9 de Julio. The avenue was so named in honor of Manuel Belgrano. Gallery File:Edificio Otto Wulff.JPG, View of Defensa street. File:Basílica del Rosario (Buenos Aires).JPG, Santo Domingo convent. File:Buenos Aires - Monserrat - Edificio Otto Wulf - 200604.jpg, Otto Wulf building. File:Diagonal Sur.jpg, Intersection with Diagonal Sur. File:Buenos_Aires_-_Avenida_Belgrano_-_Basílica_Santa_Rosa_de_Lima_-_20081204-a.jpg, Santa Rosa de Lima Basilic. File:Cuartel de Policía - Buenos Aires.JPG, Headquarters of Argentine Federal Police The Argentine Federal Police ( es, Policía Federal Argentina or PFA) is the national civil police force of the Argentine federal government. The PFA has detachments throughout the country. Until January 1, 2017, it also acted as the lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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