The Civil Service Commission has issued a tender for the position of head of public health • Dr. Sharon Elroi Price actually fills the position, and she is the senior candidate for the position

• Who inherited her place? Prof. Sigal Sadecki

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  Oren Ben Hakon

Following the retirement of Prof. Sigal Sadecki, the Civil Service Commission today (Sunday) issued a tender for the position of Head of Public Health Services. The auction is expected to close at the end of August.

The position is actually filled by Dr. Sharon Elroi Price, former deputy director of Carmel Hospital and an expert in public health, internal medicine and infectious diseases, appointed by Health Minister Yuli Edelstein. Dr. Elroi Price will be able to compete in the tender, so it is estimated that there will be no Many face her, due to the fact that she is already in office.

The requirements of the tender are expertise in public health, an area in which only about 100 experts in Israel, and four years of experience, three of which are in managerial positions.

The role of head of public health services is one of the important functions in the Ministry of Health, not only during the corona plague but also in routine. The head of public health services is the senior professional who is responsible for professional guidance in areas such as smoking, vaccines and nutrition and is the professional who gives opinions on issues with environmental and health implications, for example the polluting industries in Haifa.

Prof. Sadecki has held the position since 2018 and resigned about a month after the director general of the Ministry of Health, Moshe Bar-Siman Tov, terminated his position. In the letter of resignation, she warned that Despite systematic and orderly warnings in the various systems, and in discussions in various forums, we are watching in frustration the hourglass of opportunity is running out. ”She noted that the coming months could be“ difficult and even tragic ”.