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Councilor João Pedro Vieira, who held executive functions in the Funchal City Council since October 2017, suspended his autonomous mandate this week to immediately integrate the office of the Undersecretary of State for Health, António Sales.
According to a statement from the municipality, this responds to the challenge launched by the government official, in order to strengthen the Government’s capacity to respond to the pandemic caused by covid-19.
João Pedro Vieira explained, in his request for suspension of his mandate, that as of March 9, and after the appeal of the President of the Order of Physicians, addressed to all health professionals, he had addressed the structures and authorities of health. Regional and national authorities their total availability to immediately return to Public Health, which is their professional and training area.
The mayor recalls that during the first wave of the pandemic he collaborated with the health authorities of the Region as an internal public health doctor, while at the Funchal City Council he worked to prepare the City Council to face the crisis. health and then the economic and social crisis.
“Given the resounding return of the pandemic and because I believe that I never missed the call for a difficult collective struggle, now I accepted to make my direct contribution to help the country control this situation, aware that there are struggles that we cannot stop fighting., and with the certainty that together, wherever we are, we will be able to overcome the innumerable obstacles posed by the time we live, doing the best for Funchal and Funchal ”, says the young doctor in the explanation transmitted to the executive.
João Pedro Vieira will be replaced on the board by Dina Letra, elected by the Coalition Trust, starting next Monday, October 19.
Dina Letra, who has participated in various board meetings on behalf of the Coalition Trust on several occasions, is 46 years old, has a degree in Modern Languages and Literature from the University of Madeira and has so far served as a manager. in a private company. The new mayor will assume the responsibilities exercised so far by his predecessor.
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