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Nelson Teich | |
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.jpg) Teich in April 2020 | |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 17 April 2020 – 15 May 2020 | |
| President | Jair Bolsonaro |
| Preceded by | Luiz Henrique Mandetta |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Pazuello |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nelson Luiz Sperle Teich (1957-07-24)24 July 1957 (age 68) |
| Alma mater | Rio de Janeiro State University Federal University of Rio de Janeiro University of York |
| Occupation | Oncologist |
Nelson Luiz Sperle Teich (born 24 July 1957) is a Brazilian oncologist, health consultant and entrepreneur who briefly served asMinister of Health of Brazil, from 17 April 2020 after being appointed by PresidentJair Bolsonaro to replace outgoing MinisterLuiz Henrique Mandetta, to his resignation on 15 May 2020 after nearly a month at the helm.[1]
Born inRio de Janeiro, Teich holds a degree in medicine fromRio de Janeiro State University (UERJ). He completed his medical residency at the Ipanema Hospital (1987) and studied clinical oncology at theInstituto Nacional de Câncer [pt] (1990). In 1998, he completed an MBA in health administration at the Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research in Administration atUFRJ.
Teich also holds a master's degree in economic assessment from theUniversity of York. He is a member of the editorial board of theAmerican Journal of Medical Quality.[2]
Teich founded the Integrated Clinical Oncology Group (COI) in 1990, in which he remained as president until 2018. In 2009, he founded the Institute of Management, Education and Research, a non-governmental organization, as president pro bono, with the objective of carrying out clinical research and projects, executing training and education programs in several areas related to care with cancer.[1]
Between 2010 and 2011, he provided consultancy toHospital Israelita Albert Einstein, inSão Paulo.[1]
He is currently the owner of Teich & Teich Health Care, a company that supports health management. He also served as an informal consultant in theelectoral campaign of PresidentJair Bolsonaro in 2018, being one of the postulants to assume the post ofMinister of Health, assumed by his predecessorLuiz Henrique Mandetta. Between September 2019 and January 2020, he served as advisor to the Secretary of Science and Technology for the Ministry of Health, Denizar Vianna.[1][3]
Teich was appointed Minister of Health on 16 April 2020 to succeed outgoing minister Henrique Mandetta, who for weeks had disagreements with President Bolsonaro's positions on the policy ofsocial distancing and the use ofhydroxychloroquine during theCOVID-19 pandemic.[4][5] In his first speech as minister, Teich stated there would be no abrupt changes to the Ministry's current policies, and that health and the economy "are not competing against each other". Teich defends a comprehensive nationwidetesting program and further research of treatment andvaccines.[6] On 15 May 2020 Teich officially resigned as minister of health. While he did not give an official statement of his reasoning for resigning, Teich had publicly disagreed with Bolsonaro's government over the handling of the worsening COVID-19 outbreak on several occasions.[7]
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| Preceded by | Minister of Health 2020 | Succeeded by |