DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Arismendy Díaz Santana / Listin Diario

President Luis Abinader has ordered the National Health Insurance Council (Senasa) to immediately establish a five-member Technical Commission aimed at strengthening supervision, control, and risk management within the institution.

This move is a direct response to recent irregularities and seeks to significantly enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of Senasa’s operations.

The President has swiftly designated the members of the new oversight body. President Abinader designated Arismendi Diaz Santana, as the coordinator. Other members are: Pedro Ramírez Slaibe, Federico Lalane José, judge Alexis Read (pending the conclusion of his duties at the Supreme Court of Justice), and Nora Elizabeth Sánchez Padilla.

The head of state instructed the Minister of Public Health, Víctor Atallah, who chairs the Senasa Council, to call an...