Order of Public Health (Bolivia)

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The Order of Public Health is a decoration of Bolivia, given for services beneficial to national health.

It was created by Decree Law 7403 of November 26, 1965, to "reward the eminent and distinguished services of national and foreign professionals in the medical and paramedical fields, whose work has resulted in a better state of health for the community." The Order of Public Health is awarded in several grades: Grand Officer, Commander, Officer, and Knight. The Minister of Health and Sports is the Chancellor of the Order, and the director of the Bolivian National Health Service is the Secretary of the Order. [1]

The medal is a gold coloured piece of metal (it is circular in form for the grade of Grand Officer, and is triangular for the grade of Knight), the medal is suspended from a ribbon composed of national colours. [2] [3]

Recipients include:

Fidel Castro (president of Cuba), [4]

Luis Hurtado Gómez (founder of the Paediatric Society of Bolivia) [5]

Mirta Roses Periago (representative of the OPS/OMS in Bolivia) [6]

Gordon Jonathan Lewis (representative of UNICEF in Bolivia) [7]

Christian Darras (representative of OPS/OMS to Bolivia), [8]

Domenico Bruzzone (representante de la Cooperación Italiana en Bolivia).

References

  1. ↑ Gobierno de la Nación (26 November 1965). "Decreto Ley 7403". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Asesoría de Comunicación (23 September 2010). "Condecoración Para Representante de UNICEF". Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Public Health Video Channel (30 June 2011). "Christian Darras, recibió la Condecoración Nacional de la Orden de la Salud Pública". YouTube . Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Resolucion Suprema: 199756". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia. 24 June 1985. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Gobierno condecoró con la Salud Pública a destacado pediatra Luis Hurtado". Bolpress. 13 May 2004. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  6. ↑ Mirta Roses Blog. "Acerca de la Dra. Roses" . Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "El Representante de UNICEF recibe la Condecoración Nacional de la "Orden de la Salud Pública"". UNICEF. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  8. ↑ Oficina de Información Pública (27 June 2011). "Christian Darras, recibió la Condecoración Nacional dela Orden de la Salud Pública en el Grado de Caballero". OPS/OMS. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
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