Antonio Carlos Barrios Fernández (born 30 March 1957
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Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
an physician and politician.
Barrios studied medicine at the
Universidad Nacional de Asunción
The Universidad Nacional de Asunción or Mbo'ehaovusu Tetãgua Paraguaygua, abbreviated UNA, anglicized as, The National University of Asuncion, is a public university founded in San Lorenzo, Paraguay. Founded in 1889, it is the oldest and most t ...
, where he specialized in Neonatology.
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On 15 August 2013 he was sworn in as Health Minister of Paraguay in the
cabinet of President
Horacio Cartes
Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara (born 5 July 1956) is a Paraguayan businessman and politician who served as the president of Paraguay from 2013 to 2018. He is a member of the Colorado Party. Cartes owns about two dozen businesses in his Grupo Carte ...
.
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References
External links
Official website - Ministry of Health
1957 births
Universidad Nacional de Asunción alumni
Paraguayan pediatricians
Health ministers of Paraguay
Living people
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