The Socialist Party (PS) criticized the appointment of António Gandra d'Almeida as executive director of the SNS on Wednesday, about a month after Fernando Araújo announced his resignation from the position of executive director of the SNS.
In the words of deputy João Paulo Correia, the Government has embarked on a "political cleansing strategy", dismissing Fernando Araújo, who was chosen "without party politics".
For the PS, "it became clear that the Minister of Health did not share with Fernando Araújo the strategies she intends to take for the SNS".
"The Government is hiding these decisions", he reiterated.
It should be recalled that Lieutenant-Colonel Physician António Granda d'Almeida was chosen to be the new executive director of the National Health Service, as announced on Wednesday by the Ministry of Health.
The appointment took place after the Government received, on Tuesday, "the activity report of the Executive Directorate of the National Health Service (DE – SNS) which will now be analyzed by the Ministry of Health".
"In his resignation letter, Professor Fernando Araújo requested to remain in office until this report was submitted to the supervisory authority and, thus, once his duties were completed, the Ministry of Health would immediately appoint the new executive director of the SNS", explained the department led by Ana Paula Martins, in a statement sent to the newsrooms.
The appointment takes place about a month after Fernando Araújo announced his resignation from the position of executive director of the SNS. António Gandra d'Almeida "has extensive experience in medical emergencies and, in the Armed Forces, he has accumulated leadership and coordination functions", stressed the Government.
Márcia Guímaro Rodrigues | 07:54 - 22/05/2024
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