Sílvia Paula Valentim Lutucuta (born 14 July 1968) is an Angolan politician and cardiologist, the incumbent Minister of Health.
Sílvia Lutucuta | |
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.png) Lutucuta in 2024 | |
| Born | 14 July 1967[1] |
| Nationality | Angola |
| Other names | Sílvia Paula Valentim Lutucuta |
| Occupation(s) | Cardiologist and politician |
| Known for | Angolan Minister of Health |
Life
editLutucuta was born in Huambo in 1967. She trained in medicine and specialised in cardiology at the Hospital de Santa Maria in Lisbon, Portugal.[1] In 2000 she moved to Houston in Texas where she undertook post-doctoral research at Baylor College of Medicine.[2]
She joined the Angolan Society of Cardiovascular Diseases.[3]
She is a member of the Member of the MPLA Political Bureau.[1] In 2017 she was nominated to be the Minister of Health in Angola. She has created thousands of new jobs, especially in rural layers. Under her leadership vaccines for COVID-19 were rolled out in her country and she organised the funding.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Ministro - Biografia de Sílvia Paula Valentim Lutucuta". governo.gov.ao (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Silvia Lutucuta". www.gavi.org. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ^ "Federação das Sociedades de Cardiologia de Língua Portuguesa". fsclp.org. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
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