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. 2025 Jan 7:69:1607894.
doi: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1607894. eCollection 2024.

The Imperative of Public Health Expertise in Ecuadorian Health Leadership: A Call for Competency-Based Appointments

Esteban Ortiz-Prado  1 , Isaac Alexander Suárez Sangucho  1 , W Ricardo Cañizares Fuentes  2 , Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez  1 , Juan S Izquierdo-Condoy  1
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The Imperative of Public Health Expertise in Ecuadorian Health Leadership: A Call for Competency-Based Appointments

Esteban Ortiz-Prado et al. Int J Public Health. .
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Keywords: Ecuador; health policy; health system; infant mortality; public health leadership.

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Trends in Infant Mortality Rate in Ecuador (1998–2024) with Ministerial Terms Highlighted. The blue line represents the infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births, while the red line shows the yearly percentage change in the rate. Gray vertical lines indicate changes in ministerial leadership, with ministers labeled.
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