Erasmo Vásquez Explained

Erasmo Vásquez (died 22 April 2021) was a Dominican physician and politician.

Birth Date:	^[1]
Death Place:	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Resting Place:	Funeraria Blandino de La Vega^[2]
Relatives:	Hector Acosta (son-in-law)

Biography

He was minister of Public Health between 1996 and 1998 under the government of Leonel Fernández. He was also president of the Dominican Medical College under Danilo Medina's presidency.^[3]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic, he called for a national plan and the use of Ivermectin against COVID-19.^[4] He died from COVID-19 on 22 April 2021 at the Santiago Medical Union of Santiago de los Caballeros, where he was admitted last March.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Covid-19 takes the lives of former public health minister and former conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra . 2024-06-03 . DR1.com News from Dominican Republic (in English) . en-US.
2. Web site: 2021-04-22 . La Vega declara dos días de duelo por muerte del doctor Erasmo Vásquez . 2024-06-03 . Diario Libre . es.
3. Muere exministro de Salud Pública, Erasmo Vásquez. Listín Diario. 21 April 2021. es.
4. Muere el exministro de Salud Pública Erasmo Vásquez a causa de la covid-19. Swissinfo. 22 April 2021. es.
5. Erasmo Vásquez, promotor del uso de invermectina, falleció de coronavirus. El Día. 22 April 2021. es.